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Dundee City road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 635 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1980, and 776 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (700), and casualties fell from 850.

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

Collisions in 1980
635
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
776
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1980

2% of collisions in Dundee City in 1980 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious24438%
  • Slight37860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious26334%
  • Slight50064%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 635, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (12%)
  • Thursday108 (17%)
  • Friday109 (17%)
  • Saturday95 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.5%)
  • February40 (6.3%)
  • March51 (8%)
  • April39 (6.1%)
  • May46 (7.2%)
  • June59 (9.3%)
  • July58 (9.1%)
  • August45 (7.1%)
  • September68 (11%)
  • October55 (8.7%)
  • November53 (8.3%)
  • December67 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit200 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (60%)
  • Wet or damp216 (34%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.5%)
  • Snow14 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph555 (87%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway515 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (34%)
  • Pedestrian262 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (17%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1067 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1572 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20176 (23%)
  • 21 to 2582 (11%)
  • 26 to 3595 (12%)
  • 36 to 4550 (6.4%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7553 (6.8%)
  • Over 7526 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (41%)
  • Pedestrian262 (34%)
  • Passenger197 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (63%)
  • Motorcycle145 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach38 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in Dundee City

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dundee City ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had the 136th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1980

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1980: 43, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9294350018
2ndA9723350116
3rdA9233139014
4thA930303609
5thA92264618
6thB959202706
7thB960162207
8thB961121413
9thB9118803
10thA857816
11thB9785603
12thA9911100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1980

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1980: 519.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1980

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1980: 202.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years