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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2019, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2018 (173), and casualties fell from 239.

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

Collisions in 2019
145
Down 16% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
218
Down 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
34% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2019

4.1% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2019 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.1%
  • Serious4934%
  • Slight9062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious6831%
  • Slight14466%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 145, down 16% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 145
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (9%)
  • Tuesday29 (20%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (19%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.3%)
  • February11 (7.6%)
  • March20 (14%)
  • April12 (8.3%)
  • May12 (8.3%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July11 (7.6%)
  • August19 (13%)
  • September11 (7.6%)
  • October11 (7.6%)
  • November5 (3.4%)
  • December3 (2.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (62%)
  • Wet or damp48 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph33 (23%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph106 (73%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (96%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3527 (12%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (17%)
  • 56 to 6530 (14%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.7%)
  • Over 7516 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (61%)
  • Passenger71 (33%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (72%)
  • Motorcycle23 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2019.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2019

Hawick and Hermitage, Scottish Borders, TD9 9RE area and Leaderdale and Melrose, Scottish Borders, TD6 9AB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2019, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2019

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2019: 17, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7172516
2ndA72112713
3rdA68101905
4thA181200
5thA610551205
6thA7085802
7thA60884602
8thA7014602
9thB63574413
10thB63584701
11thA6983401
12thA6993301
13thB63603401
14thB63643400
15thB63973501
16thA60912401
17thA6972200
18thA7022200
19thB63742300
20thB63992300

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2019

Hawick had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2019: 9.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2019

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2019: 25.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2019.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years