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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2018, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (186), and casualties fell from 275.

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

Collisions in 2018
173
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
239
Down 13% on 2017
Fatal collisions
12
6.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2018

6.9% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2018 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal126.9%
  • Serious4828%
  • Slight11365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal125%
  • Serious6527%
  • Slight16268%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 173, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 173
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday13 (7.5%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.9%)
  • February13 (7.5%)
  • March11 (6.4%)
  • April12 (6.9%)
  • May16 (9.2%)
  • June14 (8.1%)
  • July17 (9.8%)
  • August20 (12%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October15 (8.7%)
  • November8 (4.6%)
  • December14 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (62%)
  • Wet or damp46 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (7.5%)
  • Snow5 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (24%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph128 (74%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (13%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2515 (6.3%)
  • 26 to 3535 (15%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (19%)
  • 56 to 6537 (15%)
  • 66 to 7532 (13%)
  • Over 7513 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (73%)
  • Passenger52 (22%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (70%)
  • Motorcycle32 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 and the 6 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 (6)

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2018.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2018

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2018, with 7 collisions.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2018

The A68 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2018: 24, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68243324
2ndA7162236
3rdA72162306
4thA171303
5thA7087804
6thA7016912
7thA608951822
8thA60914411
9thA6974902
10thA6994502
11thA7034600
12thB63604700
13thA11073401
14thA61053302
15thB63573301
16thB70623300
17thA60882500
18thB63582200
19thB7092211
20thA61121110

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2018

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2018: 9.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2018

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2018: 25.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2018, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years