The A68: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 123 people were killed or seriously injured in 101 collisions on the A68, making it the 119th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
101
serious or fatal collisions
123
people killed or seriously injured
11
collisions that took a life
#119
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A68 carries 195 recorded injury collisions over the period, 101 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Scottish Borders, Northumberland, Darlington, with 2 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 11% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 60 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2021 with 25 serious collisions, and the count is down 12% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A68
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Scottish Borders35 KSI
- Northumberland29 KSI
- Darlington18 KSI
- County Durham13 KSI
- Midlothian6 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A68
2025: 22 (up 29.4% on the year before) · peak 25 in 2021 · -12% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A68
How many accidents happen on the A68?
Police recorded 195 injury collisions on the A68 over 2021–2025, of which 101 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 123 people killed or seriously injured, including 11 fatal collisions.
Is the A68 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 119 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 109 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A68 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Scottish Borders, Northumberland, Darlington. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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