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Scottish Borders road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 74 road traffic collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2025, and 112 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2024 (87), and casualties fell from 141.

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

Collisions in 2025
74
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
112
Down 21% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
8.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
61% of collisions

Crash severity in the Scottish Borders in 2025

8.1% of collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2025 were fatal and 61% serious, against 3.4% and 28% in the Scottish Borders from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal68.1%
  • Serious4561%
  • Slight2331%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal65.4%
  • Serious5448%
  • Slight5246%

Scottish Borders road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Scottish Borders, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 579 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 74, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 74
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (6.8%)
  • Tuesday11 (15%)
  • Wednesday8 (11%)
  • Thursday13 (18%)
  • Friday11 (15%)
  • Saturday13 (18%)
  • Sunday13 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (8.1%)
  • February5 (6.8%)
  • March5 (6.8%)
  • April11 (15%)
  • May9 (12%)
  • June6 (8.1%)
  • July4 (5.4%)
  • August5 (6.8%)
  • September5 (6.8%)
  • October8 (11%)
  • November8 (11%)
  • December2 (2.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight58 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds66 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry53 (72%)
  • Wet or damp19 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (15%)
  • 30 mph3 (4.1%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph53 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway72 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (14%)
  • Pedestrian9 (8%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2012 (11%)
  • 21 to 253 (2.7%)
  • 26 to 3518 (16%)
  • 36 to 4511 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5515 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (16%)
  • 66 to 7512 (11%)
  • Over 7511 (9.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider73 (65%)
  • Passenger30 (27%)
  • Pedestrian9 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car84 (67%)
  • Motorcycle17 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Scottish Borders in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Borders had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2025.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Scottish Borders in 2025

Galashiels and District, Scottish Borders, TD1 3EA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Scottish Borders in 2025, with 2 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Scottish Borders with the most crashes in 2025

The A7 had the most collisions in the Scottish Borders in 2025: 13, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Scottish Borders, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7131714
2ndA68121527
3rdA6975903
4thA7034803
5thA724603
6thA61053903
7thA12702
8thA60912301
9thA7012202
10thA7022202
11thB63572211
12thA60891100
13thA61121200
14thA6981201
15thA7071101
16thA7081200
17thB63641101
18thB63971101
19thB63991101
20thB64381101

Towns in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2025

Galashiels had the most collisions of any town in the Scottish Borders in 2025: 3.

Postcode districts in the Scottish Borders: crashes in 2025

TD9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Scottish Borders in 2025: 10.

Latest crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in the Scottish Borders in 2025, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Scottish Borders road accidents in other years