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Dundee City road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1982, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1981 (562), and casualties fell from 675.

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

Collisions in 1982
464
Down 17% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
605
Down 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1982

3.4% of collisions in Dundee City in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.4%
  • Serious14231%
  • Slight30666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious15726%
  • Slight43271%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 464, down 17% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (17%)
  • Wednesday51 (11%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (3.4%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March37 (8%)
  • April56 (12%)
  • May43 (9.3%)
  • June35 (7.5%)
  • July45 (9.7%)
  • August45 (9.7%)
  • September24 (5.2%)
  • October34 (7.3%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December42 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (68%)
  • Wet or damp121 (26%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.9%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph390 (84%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph27 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (77%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (41%)
  • Pedestrian178 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (13%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1046 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7543 (7.1%)
  • Over 7525 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (44%)
  • Pedestrian178 (29%)
  • Passenger162 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (68%)
  • Motorcycle86 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach28 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1982.

Collisions
224th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1982

The A929 and A972 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1982, with 31 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9293136111
2ndA972314938
3rdA92223025
4thA923223007
5thA930172121
6thB911152015
7thB959131503
8thA85111515
9thB960101503
10thB96171104
11thB9785702
12thA9601100
13thA9911100
14thB9231100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1982

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1982: 369.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1982

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1982: 148.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1982, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years