Road
Crashes on the A7
3,015 recorded collisions since 2000.
3,015
All crashes
60
Fatal
521
Serious
2,434
Slight
Since 2000 the A7 has seen 3,015 collisions, 60 of them fatal and 521 serious. That ranks it 128th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 19.9 per 1,000 collisions, and 19% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 70% since 2000, from 165 to 49 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in City of Edinburgh, Cumberland and Scottish Borders.
Worst local authorities on the A7
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- City of Edinburgh1,212 crashes · 7 fatal
- Cumberland732 crashes · 15 fatal
- Scottish Borders645 crashes · 31 fatal
- Midlothian333 crashes · 1 fatal
- Dumfries and Galloway100 crashes · 6 fatal
- West Lothian2 crashes · 0 fatal
- South Lanarkshire1 crashes · 0 fatal
- East Lothian1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Glasgow City1 crashes · 0 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–2024200150100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.