The A7: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 126 people were killed or seriously injured in 102 collisions on the A7, making it the 116th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
102
serious or fatal collisions
126
people killed or seriously injured
15
collisions that took a life
#116
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A7 carries 258 recorded injury collisions over the period, 102 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, Cumberland, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 15% 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 2023 with 23 serious collisions, and the count is up 22% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A7
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
- City of Edinburgh30 KSI
- Scottish Borders29 KSI
- Cumberland16 KSI
- Midlothian12 KSI
- Dumfries and Galloway10 KSI
- Carlisle5 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A7
2025: 22 (up 10% on the year before) · peak 23 in 2023 · +22.2% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A7
How many accidents happen on the A7?
Police recorded 258 injury collisions on the A7 over 2021–2025, of which 102 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 126 people killed or seriously injured, including 15 fatal collisions.
Is the A7 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 116 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 106 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 A7 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, Cumberland. 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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