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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 94 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2022, and 137 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2021 (102), and casualties fell from 140.

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

Collisions in 2022
94
Down 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
137
Down 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
8.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
45% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2022

8.5% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2022 were fatal and 45% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal88.5%
  • Serious4245%
  • Slight4447%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal107.3%
  • Serious5238%
  • Slight7555%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 94, down 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 94
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (20%)
  • Wednesday16 (17%)
  • Thursday12 (13%)
  • Friday11 (12%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday11 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.2%)
  • February12 (13%)
  • March9 (9.6%)
  • April13 (14%)
  • May3 (3.2%)
  • June4 (4.3%)
  • July11 (12%)
  • August8 (8.5%)
  • September10 (11%)
  • October9 (9.6%)
  • November8 (8.5%)
  • December4 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (5.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry53 (56%)
  • Wet or damp37 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (14%)
  • 30 mph4 (4.3%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph71 (76%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway88 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (10%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (8%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2013 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 257 (5.1%)
  • 26 to 3519 (14%)
  • 36 to 4518 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (20%)
  • 56 to 6519 (14%)
  • 66 to 7511 (8%)
  • Over 7514 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (64%)
  • Passenger37 (27%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car101 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (11%)
  • Motorcycle14 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2022.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2022

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area, Hawick and Hermitage, Scottish Borders, TD9 9RE area and Kelso and District, Scottish Borders, TD5 7BA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2022, with 2 collisions each.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2022

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2022: 13, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7131823
2ndA729916
3rdA6986903
4thA151003
5thA61055602
6thA7084412
7thA60913411
8thA683412
9thB63973612
10thA11072200
11thA60892400
12thA61122301
13thA6972510
14thA6992402
15thA7012300
16thA7032300
17thA7072201
18thB63582400
19thB64602200
20thA60881101

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2022

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2022: 3.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2022

TD7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2022: 12.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2022, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2022.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years