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Dundee City road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 700 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1979, and 850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 258 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,553 collisions in Dundee City.

Collisions in 1979
700
Casualties in 1979
850
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
258
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1979

2% of collisions in Dundee City in 1979 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious25837%
  • Slight42861%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious28734%
  • Slight54965%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 700.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday87 (12%)
  • Wednesday84 (12%)
  • Thursday110 (16%)
  • Friday161 (23%)
  • Saturday107 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (8.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59115 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (4.9%)
  • February59 (8.4%)
  • March51 (7.3%)
  • April45 (6.4%)
  • May52 (7.4%)
  • June70 (10%)
  • July49 (7%)
  • August65 (9.3%)
  • September54 (7.7%)
  • October65 (9.3%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December85 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds576 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry445 (64%)
  • Wet or damp215 (31%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.7%)
  • Snow14 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph581 (83%)
  • 40 mph63 (9%)
  • 60 mph37 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph19 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout42 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian294 (35%)
  • Car occupant292 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant34 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1080 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1571 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20192 (23%)
  • 21 to 2592 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (12%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (41%)
  • Pedestrian294 (35%)
  • Passenger207 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (64%)
  • Motorcycle140 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach56 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Dundee City

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dundee City ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had the 112th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
112th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1979

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1979: 57, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9295771220
2ndA9724565218
3rdA923747114
4thA9303342211
5thB9113343110
6thA9233242013
7thB959152015
8thA85121306
9thB960121603
10thB96191203
11thB9784401
12thA9911100
13thB9981100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1979

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1979: 578.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1979

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1979: 230.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years