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B712 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 44 collisions on the B712 from 1981 to 2023, with 75 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B712 was on 6 June 2023.

Collisions since 1981
44
4,692nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
75
1.70 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
14
22 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
6 Jun 2023
Busiest year
2004
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B712

None of the 44 collisions on the B712 were fatal, and 32% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2023

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1432%
  • Slight3068%

Where the B712 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,692nd
Most casualties
4,527th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,361st

B712 accidents by year

Collisions on the B712 peaked at 5 in 2004, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B712, 1981 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202212
202111
202000
201900
201800
201700
201611
201511
201412
201322
201200
201111
201013
200933
200824
200700
200615
200500
200457
200311
200200
200134
200036
199912
199835
199711
199623
199500
199400
199300
199211
199111
199000
1989211
198800
198712
198600
198500
198400
198311
198223
198111

When crashes happen on the B712

Monday has the most collisions on the B712 (9), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (8).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (20%)
  • Tuesday6 (14%)
  • Wednesday5 (11%)
  • Thursday6 (14%)
  • Friday6 (14%)
  • Saturday8 (18%)
  • Sunday4 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (4.5%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (14%)
  • 9am to noon7 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm8 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm7 (16%)
  • 6pm to 9pm6 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4.5%)
  • February2 (4.5%)
  • March3 (6.8%)
  • April3 (6.8%)
  • May2 (4.5%)
  • June10 (23%)
  • July4 (9.1%)
  • August2 (4.5%)
  • September9 (20%)
  • October5 (11%)
  • November1 (2.3%)
  • December1 (2.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight34 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B712 crashes

On the B712, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 55% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph43 (98%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds31 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp24 (55%)
  • Dry16 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (4.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway43 (98%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B712 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the B712, followed by van occupants (6.7%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant51 (68%)
  • Van occupant5 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist4 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car43 (62%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (12%)
  • Bus or coach4 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle4 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (29%)
  • 21 to 2512 (16%)
  • 26 to 3515 (20%)
  • 36 to 458 (11%)
  • 46 to 5510 (13%)
  • 56 to 652 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.3%)
  • Over 751 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider46 (61%)
  • Passenger29 (39%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B712

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B712

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B712 crashes by council area

Of the 44 collisions on the B712, 43 were in Scottish Borders.

Collisions on the B712 in each area, 1981 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stScottish Borders4374014

Latest recorded crashes on the B712

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B712, from 24 May 2001 to 6 June 2023.

Severity