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TD12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 707 road traffic collisions in the TD12 postcode district, Scottish Borders, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,087 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 233 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
707
2,320th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,087
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
28 people killed
Serious collisions
233
305 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TD12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal273.8%
  • Serious23333%
  • Slight44763%

What the data shows

  • TD12 had 38 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 60% fewer than the 95 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 37% of collisions in TD12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in TD12 are between noon and 3pm, with 20% of collisions.
  • 100 children under 16 were killed or injured in TD12, 9.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where TD12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,320th
Most casualties
2,289th
Most fatal collisions
1,946th
Most serious collisions
2,164th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (12%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday96 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight522 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting140 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway700 (99%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph120 (17%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph578 (82%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant818 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian49 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant42 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TD12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TD12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TD12 peaked at 37 in 1983; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025612
202411
202357
202226
202100
202011
201911
201889
201769
201689
20151218
201445
201345
20121014
2011912
20101016
20091227
20081521
2007910
20061016
20052129
20041220
20032231
20021933
20012027
20002537
19991112
19981217
19972029
19962336
19952026
19942029
19931724
19922440
19911628
19901831
19892240
19881825
19872132
19862941
19852027
19842339
19833761
19823140
19812444
19803268
19791722

Map of recent crashes in TD12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TD12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TD12

The 24 most recent collisions in TD12 happened between 21 January 2018 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TD12

The A697 has the most collisions in TD12, 265 of 707 (37%), followed by the A698 (177).

Collisions in TD12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6972654191077
2ndA698177273668
3rdA61124462118
4thB64613347310
5thB6350315237
6thB6352152205
7thB6437101804
8thB635491202
9thB635381004

Council areas covering TD12

Collisions in TD12 were recorded in 2 council areas. The Scottish Borders has 420 of 707 (59%).

Collisions in TD12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stScottish Borders42063513148
2ndNorthumberland2874521485