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EH46 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 870 road traffic collisions in the EH46 postcode district, Scottish Borders, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 270 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
870
2,253rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,316
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
41 people killed
Serious collisions
270
349 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH46

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal364.1%
  • Serious27031%
  • Slight56465%

What the data shows

  • EH46 had 77 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 157 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 35% of collisions in EH46 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 101 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH46, 7.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 54% of collisions in EH46.

Where EH46 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,253rd
Most casualties
2,222nd
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
2,086th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (10%)
  • Wednesday127 (15%)
  • Thursday111 (13%)
  • Friday156 (18%)
  • Saturday148 (17%)
  • Sunday128 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight641 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting188 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway855 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph72 (8.3%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph762 (88%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds604 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Other33 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,011 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (8%)
  • Van occupant86 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (3%)
  • Pedestrian38 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH46 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH46, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EH46 peaked at 33 in 1990; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202455
202336
2022610
2021610
202023
201966
20181723
20171126
20161722
20151227
20141217
20131415
20121019
20111823
20101415
20091724
20081923
20072737
20061421
20052533
20042533
20032939
20022232
20012857
20002329
19991416
19983250
19972442
19962541
19952539
19942137
19931936
19922639
19911825
19903346
19892536
19882939
19872339
19862435
19852239
19842030
19831419
19823038
19812028
19801944
19792138

Map of recent crashes in EH46

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH46

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH46

The 24 most recent collisions in EH46 happened between 13 March 2021 and 22 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH46

The A702 has the most collisions in EH46, 256 of 870 (29%), followed by the A701 (229).

Collisions in EH46 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7022564151674
2ndA7012293521174
3rdA72172260262
4thA7036395122
5thB7059364227
6thA7212842211
7thA6094212513

Council areas covering EH46

Collisions in EH46 were recorded in 3 council areas. The Scottish Borders has 683 of 870 (79%).

Collisions in EH46 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stScottish Borders6831,01126223
2ndSouth Lanarkshire108183729
3rdMidlothian78120318