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Dundee City road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1983, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (464), and casualties fell from 605.

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

Collisions in 1983
465
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
562
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1983

1.5% of collisions in Dundee City in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious14631%
  • Slight31267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious16028%
  • Slight39570%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 465, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 465
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (17%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (5.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.2%)
  • February29 (6.2%)
  • March45 (9.7%)
  • April37 (8%)
  • May28 (6%)
  • June38 (8.2%)
  • July28 (6%)
  • August39 (8.4%)
  • September46 (9.9%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November46 (9.9%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (74%)
  • Wet or damp116 (25%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph409 (88%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.8%)
  • 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 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian226 (40%)
  • Car occupant150 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (15%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (5%)
  • 6 to 1051 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1570 (12%)
  • 16 to 20114 (20%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (9.6%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian226 (40%)
  • Driver or rider222 (40%)
  • Passenger114 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (63%)
  • Motorcycle96 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach33 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1983.

Collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1983

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1983: 33, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9293343111
2ndA923232808
3rdA930202416
4thA972202516
5thA92162707
6thB960151703
7thB911131302
8thB96191113
9thA8581412
10thB9596602
11thA9915501
12thB9783300

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1983

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1983: 378.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1983

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1983: 138.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years