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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 83 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2020, and 108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 43% on 2019 (145), and casualties fell from 218.

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

Collisions in 2020
83
Down 43% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
108
Down 50% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
48% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2020

6% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2020 were fatal and 48% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal56%
  • Serious4048%
  • Slight3846%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal54.6%
  • Serious4945%
  • Slight5450%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 83, down 43% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 83
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday10 (12%)
  • Wednesday10 (12%)
  • Thursday13 (16%)
  • Friday18 (22%)
  • Saturday12 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (27%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (13%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.4%)
  • February10 (12%)
  • March7 (8.4%)
  • April3 (3.6%)
  • May4 (4.8%)
  • June1 (1.2%)
  • July5 (6%)
  • August5 (6%)
  • September12 (14%)
  • October7 (8.4%)
  • November10 (12%)
  • December12 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight61 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds61 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Other4 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry43 (52%)
  • Wet or damp34 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (4.8%)
  • Snow2 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph15 (18%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph62 (75%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway80 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant62 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (17%)
  • Pedestrian12 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2017 (16%)
  • 21 to 259 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3511 (10%)
  • 36 to 4518 (17%)
  • 46 to 5520 (19%)
  • 56 to 6511 (10%)
  • 66 to 757 (6.5%)
  • Over 757 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (69%)
  • Passenger22 (20%)
  • Pedestrian12 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car83 (64%)
  • Motorcycle17 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 7 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 (7)

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2020.

Collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2020

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area and Hawick and Hermitage, Scottish Borders, TD9 9RE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2020, with 4 collisions each.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2020

The A68 and A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2020, with 7 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA687722
2ndA771003
3rdA726812
4thA6984702
5thA13412
6thA7013302
7thA7083503
8thB63573402
9thB64603402
10thA11072201
11thB63582400
12thB70592401
13thA60881101
14thA60891100
15thA60911101
16thA61051110
17thA6971201
18thA7031100
19thA7071100
20thB63551100

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2020

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2020: 5.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2020

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2020: 18.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2020, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years