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B6404 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 82 collisions on the B6404 from 1979 to 2024, with 117 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 22 serious, and 2 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B6404 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
82
4,214th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
117
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
22
28 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6404

On the B6404, 2.4% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal22.4%
  • Serious2227%
  • Slight5871%

Where the B6404 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,214th
Most casualties
4,171st
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,946th

B6404 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6404 peaked at 6 in 1993; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6404, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202412
202322
202200
202100
202012
201911
201800
201711
201600
201511
201434
201322
201211
201111
201044
200933
200811
200711
200611
200511
200455
200356
200225
200111
200000
199911
199800
199700
199627
199559
199424
199368
199245
199133
199025
198900
198834
198722
198624
1985512
198400
198300
198223
198133
198011
197911

When crashes happen on the B6404

Thursday has the most collisions on the B6404 (14), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (23).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (15%)
  • Tuesday12 (15%)
  • Wednesday9 (11%)
  • Thursday14 (17%)
  • Friday14 (17%)
  • Saturday8 (9.8%)
  • Sunday13 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (4.9%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (3.7%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (12%)
  • 9am to noon15 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm13 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm23 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm12 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight2 (2.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.7%)
  • February4 (4.9%)
  • March5 (6.1%)
  • April3 (3.7%)
  • May8 (9.8%)
  • June4 (4.9%)
  • July9 (11%)
  • August11 (13%)
  • September15 (18%)
  • October5 (6.1%)
  • November9 (11%)
  • December6 (7.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight65 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6404 crashes

On the B6404, 88% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 50% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph9 (11%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph72 (88%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds60 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp41 (50%)
  • Dry33 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (8.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway81 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6404 crashes

Car occupants make up 82% of the people killed or injured on the B6404, followed by pedestrians (5.1%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (82%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.4%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car92 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle4 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (21%)
  • 21 to 2520 (17%)
  • 26 to 3521 (18%)
  • 36 to 4511 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5511 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 655 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (10%)
  • Over 756 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider73 (62%)
  • Passenger38 (32%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6404

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6404

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6404 crashes by council area

Of the 82 collisions on the B6404, 80 were in Scottish Borders.

Collisions on the B6404 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stScottish Borders80115222

Recent crashes on the B6404

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6404, from 4 October 2005 to 29 November 2024.

Severity