Official DfT STATS19 Data
Scottish Borders Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Scottish Borders from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 464 collisions, ranked #317 of 350 UK local authorities.
464
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
33
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
228
Serious
hospital-level injuries
686
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 74 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 112 |
| 2024 | 87 | 6 | 38 | 43 | 141 |
| 2023 | 107 | 5 | 57 | 45 | 156 |
| 2022 | 94 | 8 | 42 | 44 | 137 |
| 2021 | 102 | 8 | 46 | 48 | 140 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Scottish Borders
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See Scottish Borders on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Scottish Borders — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Scottish Borders?
Scottish Borders recorded 464 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 33 fatal and 228 serious collisions, with 686 total casualties. It ranks #317 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Scottish Borders accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.