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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2017, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2016 (202), and casualties fell from 302.

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

Collisions in 2017
186
Down 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
275
Down 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2017

3.8% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2017 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.8%
  • Serious4524%
  • Slight13472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5520%
  • Slight21377%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 186, down 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 186
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday18 (9.7%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (30%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (6.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.6%)
  • February12 (6.5%)
  • March10 (5.4%)
  • April13 (7%)
  • May14 (7.5%)
  • June16 (8.6%)
  • July17 (9.1%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October17 (9.1%)
  • November14 (7.5%)
  • December13 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (55%)
  • Wet or damp68 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (7%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph37 (20%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph143 (77%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4%)
  • 16 to 2046 (17%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3546 (17%)
  • 36 to 4527 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5549 (18%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (68%)
  • Passenger80 (29%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (10%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2017.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2017

Tweeddale West, Scottish Borders, EH45 8AT area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2017, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2017

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2017: 21, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7213325
2ndA68152403
3rdA72121214
4thA6988903
5thA171100
6thA6997900
7thB63577704
8thA6976911
9thA7016921
10thA70361203
11thA7086914
12thA61055801
13thA11074501
14thA70241001
15thB64614601
16thA60893500
17thB63583400
18thB63643300
19thB64603400
20thA60882202

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2017

Galashiels and Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2017, with 7 each.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2017

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2017: 24.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2017, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2017.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years