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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 87 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2024, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2023 (107), and casualties fell from 156.

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

Collisions in 2024
87
Down 19% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
141
Down 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
6.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
44% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2024

6.9% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2024 were fatal and 44% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal66.9%
  • Serious3844%
  • Slight4349%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal96.4%
  • Serious5438%
  • Slight7855%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 87, down 19% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 87
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (13%)
  • Tuesday8 (9.2%)
  • Wednesday18 (21%)
  • Thursday11 (13%)
  • Friday14 (16%)
  • Saturday13 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (4.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8%)
  • February7 (8%)
  • March6 (6.9%)
  • April4 (4.6%)
  • May6 (6.9%)
  • June13 (15%)
  • July7 (8%)
  • August9 (10%)
  • September7 (8%)
  • October10 (11%)
  • November6 (6.9%)
  • December5 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight59 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds66 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry56 (64%)
  • Wet or damp29 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (10%)
  • 30 mph4 (4.6%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph69 (79%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (8%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Cyclist1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2010 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2517 (12%)
  • 26 to 3517 (12%)
  • 36 to 4519 (13%)
  • 46 to 5515 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (12%)
  • Over 7515 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider96 (68%)
  • Passenger37 (26%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car113 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (9%)
  • Motorcycle13 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 and the 5 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 (5)

How the Scottish Borders ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2024.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2024

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2024, with 3 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2024

The A68 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2024: 14, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68142706
2ndA192004
3rdA728905
4thA761532
5thA60883510
6thA61053410
7thA7013301
8thB64603402
9thA6992302
10thA7032510
11thB63572200
12thB63582201
13thB63742200
14thB64612302
15thB7092202
16thA60911200
17thA61121201
18thA6971101
19thA6981100
20thA7021100

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2024

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2024: 6.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2024

TD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2024: 11.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2024, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2024.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years