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Dundee City road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 562 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1981, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1980 (635), and casualties fell from 776.

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

Collisions in 1981
562
Down 11% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
675
Down 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1981

2% of collisions in Dundee City in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious16028%
  • Slight39170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious17927%
  • Slight48572%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 562, down 11% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (19%)
  • Friday84 (15%)
  • Saturday95 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.3%)
  • February37 (6.6%)
  • March55 (9.8%)
  • April43 (7.7%)
  • May43 (7.7%)
  • June40 (7.1%)
  • July51 (9.1%)
  • August53 (9.4%)
  • September43 (7.7%)
  • October42 (7.5%)
  • November50 (8.9%)
  • December53 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds491 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (69%)
  • Wet or damp131 (23%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5%)
  • Snow13 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph477 (85%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (12%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (34%)
  • Pedestrian226 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (15%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1565 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20140 (21%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.5%)
  • Over 7526 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (42%)
  • Pedestrian226 (33%)
  • Passenger167 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (64%)
  • Motorcycle117 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach44 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Dundee City

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dundee City ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had the 158th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1981

The A972 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1981: 43, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9724358114
2ndA9232934012
3rdA929293817
4thA92243429
5thA930141403
6thB911121201
7thB960121303
8thA8591502
9thB97871103
10thB9596601
11thB9616604
12thA9915802
13thB9232200
14thA9111200
15thA9271100
16thB9911100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1981

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1981: 456.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1981

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1981: 173.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years