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EH45 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,128 road traffic collisions in the EH45 postcode district, Scottish Borders, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 306 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,128
2,151st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,587
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
32 people killed
Serious collisions
306
396 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH45

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal302.7%
  • Serious30627%
  • Slight79270%

What the data shows

  • EH45 had 80 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 186 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in EH45 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 192 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH45, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in EH45.

Where EH45 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,151st
Most casualties
2,142nd
Most fatal collisions
1,849th
Most serious collisions
1,988th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (12%)
  • Tuesday144 (13%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday159 (14%)
  • Friday183 (16%)
  • Saturday193 (17%)
  • Sunday153 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight844 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting183 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,093 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph434 (38%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph669 (59%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds855 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,021 (64%)
  • Pedestrian194 (12%)
  • Cyclist121 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant62 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH45 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH45, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH45 peaked at 40 in 1982; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025611
2024610
2023411
202256
202155
202058
2019716
20181416
20171727
20161115
20151216
20141316
20132023
20121519
20111625
20102029
20092025
20081829
20072437
20062837
20052842
20043756
20033645
20023040
20013652
20003558
19991922
19982834
19972550
19963253
19952432
19943245
19933854
19923548
19913750
19903340
19893872
19883135
19872338
19863545
19853645
19843444
19832941
19824046
19813034
19803141
19793044

Map of recent crashes in EH45

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH45

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH45

The 24 most recent collisions in EH45 happened between 14 March 2021 and 6 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH45

The A72 has the most collisions in EH45, 393 of 1,128 (35%), followed by the A703 (317).

Collisions in EH45 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7239356915111
2ndA7033174971094
3rdB7062485309
4thB7123256012
5thB70595802

Council area for EH45

EH45 is in the Scottish Borders, where police recorded 16,598 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH45 accounts for 6.8% of them.

Town in EH45

Of the 1,128 collisions in EH45, 399 (35%) were in Peebles.