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EH44 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in the EH44 postcode district, Scottish Borders, from 1979 to 2025, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 90 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
345
2,495th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
499
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
90
111 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH44

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious9026%
  • Slight24571%

What the data shows

  • EH44 had 28 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 72 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in EH44 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 46 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH44, 9.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 49% of collisions in EH44.

Where EH44 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,495th
Most casualties
2,491st
Most fatal collisions
2,425th
Most serious collisions
2,487th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (19%)
  • Sunday52 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph81 (23%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph259 (75%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant327 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (10%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH44 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH44, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH44 peaked at 18 in 2005; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202422
202339
202222
202111
202033
201934
201845
201722
2016711
2015710
201433
201377
201269
2011811
20101113
200933
2008812
200777
20061218
20051830
20041319
20031426
20021319
20011011
200066
199944
19981120
1997810
1996410
1995912
19941014
1993912
1992712
1991712
199056
1989910
198889
19871113
19861015
1985812
1984815
198367
198267
19811014
19801230
1979910

Map of recent crashes in EH44

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH44

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH44

The 24 most recent collisions in EH44 happened between 12 August 2016 and 15 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH44

The A72 has the most collisions in EH44, 203 of 345 (59%), followed by the B709 (84).

Collisions in EH44 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA72203295644
2ndB70984128428
3rdB7062121906

Council area for EH44

EH44 is in the Scottish Borders, where police recorded 16,598 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH44 accounts for 2.1% of them.