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TD9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,334 road traffic collisions in the TD9 postcode district, Scottish Borders, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,059 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 623 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,334
1,599th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,059
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
55
62 people killed
Serious collisions
623
750 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TD9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal552.4%
  • Serious62327%
  • Slight1,65671%

What the data shows

  • TD9 had 160 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 328 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in TD9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 502 children under 16 were killed or injured in TD9, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in TD9.

Where TD9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,599th
Most casualties
1,641st
Most fatal collisions
1,050th
Most serious collisions
1,141st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday288 (12%)
  • Tuesday303 (13%)
  • Wednesday306 (13%)
  • Thursday324 (14%)
  • Friday358 (15%)
  • Saturday417 (18%)
  • Sunday338 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,773 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting279 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,276 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,066 (46%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,234 (53%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,661 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds404 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Other75 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,693 (55%)
  • Pedestrian562 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist327 (11%)
  • Cyclist198 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant141 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)70 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TD9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TD9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TD9 peaked at 95 in 1989; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
2024911
20231115
2022710
20211115
20201824
20192530
20182227
20172431
20162332
20152432
20142229
20132529
20122837
20112634
20103036
20093548
20084458
20074856
20064653
20056276
20044956
20036485
20026997
20015762
20005270
19993750
19983752
19976066
19966484
19956078
199476109
19935476
199280107
199176104
199080103
198995129
198884105
198780123
19867593
19857497
19847491
19837191
19827099
19817392
198081123
197992122

Map of recent crashes in TD9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TD9

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TD9

The 24 most recent collisions in TD9 happened between 11 July 2023 and 16 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TD9

The A7 has the most collisions in TD9, 613 of 2,334 (26%), followed by the A698 (318).

Collisions in TD9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA761384214164
2ndA6983184511396
3rdB6357159207467
4thB6399114151028
5thA6088113166433
6thB7115075019
7thB6359314505
8thB6358274205
9thA63801
10thB60883300

Council areas covering TD9

Collisions in TD9 were recorded in 3 council areas. The Scottish Borders has 2,299 of 2,334 (99%).

Collisions in TD9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stScottish Borders2,2993,00749616
2ndCumberland172534
3rdWestmorland and Furness132133

Town in TD9

Of the 2,334 collisions in TD9, 983 (42%) were in Hawick.