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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2014, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2013 (257), and casualties fell from 335.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,598 collisions in the Scottish Borders.

Collisions in 2014
221
Down 14% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
295
Down 12% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2014

2.7% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2014 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious5324%
  • Slight16273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious6020%
  • Slight22877%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 221, down 14% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 221
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202574112
202487141
2023107156
202294137
2021102140
202083108
2019145218
2018173239
2017186275
2016202302
2015220293
2014221295
2013257335
2012263370
2011275369
2010307398
2009363505
2008385533
2007334453
2006371510
2005447642
2004453640
2003442630
2002449630
2001412580
2000417609
1999368526
1998451643
1997396565
1996453649
1995431621
1994441646
1993472662
1992489756
1991467694
1990497709
1989579867
1988478686
1987471731
1986458649
1985439628
1984427583
1983439653
1982503698
1981497724
1980454706
1979519734

When and where crashes happen in the Scottish Borders in 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.9%)
  • February17 (7.7%)
  • March17 (7.7%)
  • April24 (11%)
  • May20 (9%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July17 (7.7%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September15 (6.8%)
  • October16 (7.2%)
  • November16 (7.2%)
  • December21 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (23%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Other11 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp111 (50%)
  • Dry103 (47%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (35%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph137 (62%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (66%)
  • Pedestrian38 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (16%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3529 (9.8%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (18%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (9.2%)
  • Over 7524 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (62%)
  • Passenger75 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (71%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 and the 9 busiest accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2014.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2014

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area and Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 3EA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2014, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2014

The A68 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2014: 23, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68233306
2ndA6105121723
3rdA7121820
4thA72101403
5thA69881202
6thA16802
7thA7036801
8thB636051000
9thA60914701
10thA6974402
11thA6994401
12thB64604901
13thB7094501
14thA11073701
15thA60883401
16thA61123401
17thB63553300
18thB64043402
19thA7012200
20thA7022200

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2014

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2014: 21.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2014

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2014: 39.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2014, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years