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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2015, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014 (221), and casualties fell from 295.

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

Collisions in 2015
220
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
293
Down 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2015

2.3% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2015 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious5625%
  • Slight15972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious6121%
  • Slight22677%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 220, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 220
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (18%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (3.2%)
  • February12 (5.5%)
  • March9 (4.1%)
  • April16 (7.3%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June18 (8.2%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September20 (9.1%)
  • October26 (12%)
  • November16 (7.3%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (55%)
  • Wet or damp93 (42%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (25%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph159 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (65%)
  • Van occupant34 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (17%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4534 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (12%)
  • 66 to 7525 (8.5%)
  • Over 7518 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (66%)
  • Passenger81 (28%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (12%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 and the 8 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 (8)

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 2015.

Collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2015

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2015, with 8 collisions.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2015

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2015: 26, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7264128
2ndA72161804
3rdA68151707
4thA610591113
5thA69891514
6thA609181101
7thA6997901
8thA16702
9thA70361101
10thB63996700
11thA6975502
12thA60894400
13thA7084601
14thA7013301
15thB63553301
16thB63573302
17thB63603400
18thB63973501
19thB64003300
20thB64613301

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2015

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2015: 17.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2015

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2015: 49.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2015, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years