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TD7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 952 road traffic collisions in the TD7 postcode district, Scottish Borders, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 291 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
952
2,224th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,328
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
28 people killed
Serious collisions
291
358 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TD7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal272.8%
  • Serious29131%
  • Slight63467%

What the data shows

  • TD7 had 109 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 181 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in TD7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 171 children under 16 were killed or injured in TD7, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in TD7.

Where TD7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,224th
Most casualties
2,218th
Most fatal collisions
1,946th
Most serious collisions
2,030th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (12%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday123 (13%)
  • Thursday162 (17%)
  • Friday129 (14%)
  • Saturday137 (14%)
  • Sunday153 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight743 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting136 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway931 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph337 (35%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph598 (63%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds683 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant811 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (14%)
  • Pedestrian147 (11%)
  • Cyclist66 (5%)
  • Van occupant63 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TD7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TD7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TD7 peaked at 34 in 1981; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202411
20231114
20221212
20211824
202057
20191422
20181619
20171421
20161519
20151317
20141416
20131520
20121522
20111418
20101723
20092637
20082225
20072129
20062430
20052428
20042935
20031827
20021825
20012945
20002131
19991831
19982442
19972326
19962833
19952535
19942023
19932942
19921941
19912333
19902847
19893240
19882641
19872532
19862228
19852330
19842429
19832132
19822537
19813449
19802030
19793456

Map of recent crashes in TD7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TD7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TD7

The 24 most recent collisions in TD7 happened between 23 April 2022 and 31 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TD7

The A7 has the most collisions in TD7, 266 of 952 (28%), followed by the A708 (195).

Collisions in TD7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA72664061078
2ndA708195291973
3rdB7096083226
4thB70095577018
5thA6994869214
6thA7073953212
7thB64003501

Council areas covering TD7

Collisions in TD7 were recorded in 2 council areas. The Scottish Borders has 945 of 952 (99%).

Collisions in TD7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stScottish Borders9451,31727288
2ndDumfries and Galloway5903

Town in TD7

Of the 952 collisions in TD7, 340 (36%) were in Selkirk.