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Dundee City road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,553 road traffic collisions in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025, and 18,952 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 231 were fatal and 4,379 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 138 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (126), and casualties rose from 154 to 172.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,553
117th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,952
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
231
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
138
Up 10% on 2024

Crash severity in Dundee City

1.5% of collisions in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2311.5%
  • Serious4,37928%
  • Slight10,94370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2421.3%
  • Serious4,75825%
  • Slight13,95274%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. In 2025 there were 138, up 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 138
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025138172
2024126154
2023139175
2022135181
2021113134
2020147182
2019126164
201895112
2017118139
2016136179
2015131151
2014155193
2013185219
2012228265
2011237297
2010219254
2009281343
2008265314
2007253312
2006325392
2005271327
2004326398
2003315403
2002360474
2001387475
2000374465
1999384494
1998369476
1997401481
1996419506
1995458563
1994454551
1993430516
1992456535
1991458537
1990475579
1989508618
1988429500
1987413488
1986467574
1985531619
1984490573
1983465562
1982464605
1981562675
1980635776
1979700850

When and where crashes happen in Dundee City

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,193 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,203 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,285 (15%)
  • Thursday2,439 (16%)
  • Friday2,703 (17%)
  • Saturday2,206 (14%)
  • Sunday1,524 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59604 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59211 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,431 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,887 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,003 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,346 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,638 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,433 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,238 (8%)
  • February1,191 (7.7%)
  • March1,277 (8.2%)
  • April1,187 (7.6%)
  • May1,171 (7.5%)
  • June1,267 (8.1%)
  • July1,172 (7.5%)
  • August1,344 (8.6%)
  • September1,367 (8.8%)
  • October1,400 (9%)
  • November1,544 (9.9%)
  • December1,395 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,977 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,331 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting159 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit61 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,992 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,993 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds218 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds156 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds88 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist41 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,392 (67%)
  • Wet or damp4,655 (30%)
  • Frost or ice328 (2.1%)
  • Snow166 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph10 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph76 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph13,068 (84%)
  • 40 mph1,296 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph456 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph378 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph268 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,876 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway2,040 (13%)
  • Roundabout1,036 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road544 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Dundee City

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,407 (44%)
  • Pedestrian6,034 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist1,614 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist1,411 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant709 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant445 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)125 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant86 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant58 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant47 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5821 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 101,539 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 151,664 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 202,749 (15%)
  • 21 to 252,051 (11%)
  • 26 to 352,856 (15%)
  • 36 to 452,198 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,808 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 651,340 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 751,020 (5.4%)
  • Over 75876 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,375 (44%)
  • Pedestrian6,034 (32%)
  • Passenger4,543 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,230 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,721 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,442 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,221 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach918 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes677 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle222 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car196 (0.8%)
  • Minibus82 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Dundee City

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dundee City

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dundee City ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had the 117th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
117th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
Joint 87th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 79th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
232ndAshfield15,80821,0022283,256
233rdAmber Valley15,80621,1723072,882
234thFareham15,73119,5411373,071
235thDundee City (this area)15,55318,9522314,379
236thNorth West Leicestershire15,54122,0324232,659
237thFolkestone and Hythe15,49820,6122563,247
238thRedcar and Cleveland15,47120,8502932,743

Accident hotspots in Dundee City

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area is the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City, with 737 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025: 873, including 16 fatal and 269 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9298731,04716269
2ndA928551,21223228
3rdA92373290414235
4thA9053370010114
5thA97253167021168
6thA93045861411131
7thB9603894673108
8thA852934021188
9thB959284351576
10thB911227267274
11thB961219275274
12thA991177223256
13thB978171230350
14thA911152604
15thA9274400
16thA9604401
17thB9304500
18thB9233300
19thB9543400
20thA9202500

Towns in Dundee City

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025: 12,574.

Postcode districts in Dundee City

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025: 4,749.

Latest crashes in Dundee City

Of the latest 24 crashes in Dundee City, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity