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B6437 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 81 collisions on the B6437 from 1979 to 2024, with 122 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 18 serious, and 5 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B6437 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
81
4,225th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
122
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
18
26 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6437

On the B6437, 6.2% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal56.2%
  • Serious1822%
  • Slight5872%

Where the B6437 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,225th
Most casualties
4,135th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
4,133rd

B6437 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6437 peaked at 5 in 2000; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6437, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202412
202300
202200
202124
202000
201911
201800
201700
201611
201500
201400
201300
201211
201135
201045
200934
200824
200711
200633
200536
200434
200322
200247
200100
200056
199945
199833
199737
199612
199500
199422
1993510
199211
199111
199000
198934
198823
198722
198645
198511
198411
198300
198257
198100
198024
197928

When crashes happen on the B6437

Saturday has the most collisions on the B6437 (17), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (19).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (19%)
  • Tuesday9 (11%)
  • Wednesday13 (16%)
  • Thursday6 (7.4%)
  • Friday9 (11%)
  • Saturday17 (21%)
  • Sunday12 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (8.6%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.2%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (6.2%)
  • 9am to noon10 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm19 (23%)
  • 3pm to 6pm17 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm12 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (7.4%)
  • February4 (4.9%)
  • March4 (4.9%)
  • April5 (6.2%)
  • May8 (9.9%)
  • June5 (6.2%)
  • July8 (9.9%)
  • August10 (12%)
  • September11 (14%)
  • October12 (15%)
  • November4 (4.9%)
  • December4 (4.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight57 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6437 crashes

On the B6437, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 52% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph3 (3.7%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph77 (95%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp42 (52%)
  • Dry33 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway80 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6437 crashes

Car occupants make up 75% of the people killed or injured on the B6437, followed by motorcyclists (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3.3%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car84 (71%)
  • Motorcycle12 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (6.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (27%)
  • 21 to 2511 (9%)
  • 26 to 3521 (17%)
  • 36 to 4512 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5518 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (16%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.1%)
  • Over 751 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider78 (64%)
  • Passenger40 (33%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6437

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6437

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6437 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6437 were recorded in 2 council areas. Scottish Borders has the most, with 76, followed by City of Edinburgh (3).

Collisions on the B6437 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stScottish Borders76115517
2ndCity of Edinburgh3400

Recent crashes on the B6437

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6437, from 12 January 2005 to 9 December 2024.

Severity