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TD8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,220 road traffic collisions in the TD8 postcode district, Scottish Borders, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 317 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,220
2,109th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,765
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
34 people killed
Serious collisions
317
406 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TD8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal312.5%
  • Serious31726%
  • Slight87271%

What the data shows

  • TD8 had 91 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 208 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in TD8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 195 children under 16 were killed or injured in TD8, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 52% of collisions in TD8.

Where TD8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,109th
Most casualties
2,086th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,960th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (12%)
  • Tuesday163 (13%)
  • Wednesday142 (12%)
  • Thursday164 (13%)
  • Friday213 (17%)
  • Saturday186 (15%)
  • Sunday203 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight957 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting214 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,205 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph254 (21%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph957 (78%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds870 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Other34 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,238 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian111 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant96 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist38 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TD8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TD8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TD8 peaked at 56 in 1989; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
2024511
2023911
2022610
202146
202066
2019714
20181619
20171317
20162239
20151519
20141215
20131924
20121519
20111115
20102635
20092838
20082841
20072839
20062640
20052131
20043242
20032531
20023143
20012226
20002443
19991316
19982944
19972938
19963660
19953854
19944373
19934766
19925588
19914571
19903962
19895675
19884574
19873856
19863549
19852842
19843344
19833146
19823748
19813959
19802427
19792636

Map of recent crashes in TD8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TD8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TD8

The 24 most recent collisions in TD8 happened between 4 December 2021 and 27 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TD8

The A68 has the most collisions in TD8, 724 of 1,220 (59%), followed by the A698 (132).

Collisions in TD8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA687241,11517210
2ndA698132184734
3rdB63586384010
4thB6400212705
5thA6088151912
6thB6357141502

Council areas covering TD8

Collisions in TD8 were recorded in 2 council areas. The Scottish Borders has 1,213 of 1,220 (99%).

Collisions in TD8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stScottish Borders1,2131,75731316
2ndNorthumberland5601

Town in TD8

Of the 1,220 collisions in TD8, 222 (18%) were in Jedburgh.