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Dundee City road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1984, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (465), and casualties rose from 562.

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

Collisions in 1984
490
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
573
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Dundee City in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious15031%
  • Slight33168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious16429%
  • Slight40070%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 490, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 490
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday94 (19%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.3%)
  • February33 (6.7%)
  • March35 (7.1%)
  • April33 (6.7%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June32 (6.5%)
  • July34 (6.9%)
  • August35 (7.1%)
  • September47 (9.6%)
  • October75 (15%)
  • November46 (9.4%)
  • December45 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (69%)
  • Wet or damp135 (28%)
  • Snow10 (2%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph420 (86%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (10%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian220 (38%)
  • Car occupant177 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (15%)
  • Cyclist58 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1050 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (10%)
  • 16 to 20114 (20%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (12%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.1%)
  • Over 7529 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (40%)
  • Pedestrian220 (38%)
  • Passenger123 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (65%)
  • Motorcycle91 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1984.

Collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1984

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1984: 33, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9293336018
2ndA923047112
3rdA9232935012
4thA972262938
5thA930131615
6thB911131706
7thB960131504
8thB9599902
9thB9617802
10thA856801
11thB9786701
12thA9912201
13thA9111100
14thA9271100
15thB9161100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1984

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1984: 408.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1984

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1984: 152.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years