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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2016, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2015 (220), and casualties rose from 293.

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

Collisions in 2016
202
Down 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
302
Up 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
11
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2016

5.4% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal115.4%
  • Serious4422%
  • Slight14773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124%
  • Serious6923%
  • Slight22173%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 202, down 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 202
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (7.9%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.9%)
  • February8 (4%)
  • March11 (5.4%)
  • April19 (9.4%)
  • May13 (6.4%)
  • June26 (13%)
  • July19 (9.4%)
  • August26 (13%)
  • September14 (6.9%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November15 (7.4%)
  • December12 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (58%)
  • Wet or damp72 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.5%)
  • Snow4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph54 (27%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph143 (71%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (97%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (19%)
  • 56 to 6537 (12%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.6%)
  • Over 7520 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (66%)
  • Passenger86 (28%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (12%)
  • Motorcycle29 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2016.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2016

Hawick and Hermitage, Scottish Borders, TD9 9RE area and Jedburgh and District, Scottish Borders, TD6 0ER area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2016, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2016

The A68 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2016: 27, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68274718
2ndA7182706
3rdA72142021
4thA698122222
5thA6997800
6thA151311
7thA60915801
8thA6975501
9thB7095502
10thA7014411
11thA7034611
12thB63974401
13thA60883510
14thA61053800
15thA61123301
16thB63573401
17thB636431001
18thA60892300
19thA7082401
20thB63502610

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2016

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2016: 11.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2016

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2016: 27.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2016.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years