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A708 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 collisions on the A708 from 1979 to 2025, with 386 casualties. Of those crashes, 11 were fatal and 109 serious, and 11 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A708, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
274
2,826th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
386
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
109
132 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Up 100% on 2024

Crash severity on the A708

On the A708, 4% of collisions were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal114%
  • Serious10940%
  • Slight15456%

Where the A708 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,826th
Most casualties
2,781st
Most fatal collisions
1,595th
Most serious collisions
1,774th

A708 accidents by year

Collisions on the A708 peaked at 13 in 1998 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A708, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202411
202367
202255
2021812
202057
2019710
20181112
2017912
201635
2015810
201444
201357
201289
201136
201056
200978
20081212
200778
2006813
200545
200477
200359
2002710
2001911
200079
1999510
19981323
199756
199678
199559
199411
1993612
19921222
199159
199047
198923
1988611
198733
198633
198544
198422
1983813
198236
198179
198066
1979512

When crashes happen on the A708

Sunday has the most collisions on the A708 (85), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (100).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (10%)
  • Tuesday26 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday27 (9.9%)
  • Thursday26 (9.5%)
  • Friday29 (11%)
  • Saturday53 (19%)
  • Sunday85 (31%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (2.6%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am18 (6.6%)
  • 9am to noon32 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm100 (36%)
  • 3pm to 6pm66 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm27 (9.9%)
  • 9pm to midnight20 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (3.3%)
  • February12 (4.4%)
  • March17 (6.2%)
  • April31 (11%)
  • May38 (14%)
  • June36 (13%)
  • July38 (14%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September25 (9.1%)
  • October16 (5.8%)
  • November14 (5.1%)
  • December9 (3.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight238 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A708 crashes

On the A708, 93% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 69% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph15 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph256 (93%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (69%)
  • Wet or damp70 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A708 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the A708, followed by motorcyclists (36%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (36%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.1%)
  • Pedestrian6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car218 (54%)
  • Motorcycle141 (35%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2052 (13%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4564 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (8.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (67%)
  • Passenger120 (31%)
  • Pedestrian6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A708

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A708

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A708 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A708 were recorded in 2 council areas. Scottish Borders has the most, with 194, followed by Dumfries and Galloway (79).

Collisions on the A708 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stScottish Borders194286971
2ndDumfries and Galloway7999238

A708 crashes by town

Of the 274 collisions on the A708, 3 were in the built-up area of Selkirk.

Recent crashes on the A708

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A708, from 24 April 2020 to 31 May 2025.

Severity