Selkirk road traffic accidents
Selkirk recorded 150 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 180 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 27
- Casualties
- 180
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 27
- Casualties
- 180
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Selkirk
Roads in Selkirk
Postcode districts in Selkirk
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Selkirk
Road collision statistics for Selkirk
Collisions recorded
150
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
180
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
27
19.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Selkirk
Collisions in Selkirk are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (22% of the total), with 22.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.3% of recorded collisions in Selkirk happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Selkirk have produced 180 casualties. Pedestrians account for 30.6% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 11 collisions, Monday 20 collisions, Tuesday 27 collisions, Wednesday 20 collisions, Thursday 33 collisions, Friday 22 collisions, Saturday 17 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 116 collisions, Darkness 34 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 143 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 129 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 10 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 119 collisions, Raining no high winds 13 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 88 casualties, Passenger 37 casualties, Pedestrian 55 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Selkirk
How many road accidents have there been in Selkirk?
150 collisions have been recorded in Selkirk in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 180 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Selkirk were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 27 were serious — 19.3% of all recorded collisions in Selkirk resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Selkirk?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Selkirk, accounting for 22% of them, and 22.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Selkirk happen on?
95.3% of collisions in Selkirk are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Selkirk?
Pedestrians make up 30.6% of the 180 casualties recorded in Selkirk.
Where does the road accident data for Selkirk come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Selkirk cover 1999 to 2025.