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Dundee City road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1985, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 198 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1984 (490), and casualties rose from 573.

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

Collisions in 1985
531
Up 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
619
Up 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
198
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1985

1.1% of collisions in Dundee City in 1985 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious19837%
  • Slight32762%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious20633%
  • Slight40565%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 531, up 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 531
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday103 (19%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.5%)
  • February45 (8.5%)
  • March35 (6.6%)
  • April41 (7.7%)
  • May49 (9.2%)
  • June40 (7.5%)
  • July46 (8.7%)
  • August47 (8.9%)
  • September48 (9%)
  • October51 (9.6%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December36 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (67%)
  • Wet or damp154 (29%)
  • Snow11 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph448 (84%)
  • 40 mph48 (9%)
  • 60 mph16 (3%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (11%)
  • Roundabout32 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian240 (39%)
  • Car occupant190 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (14%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (6%)
  • 6 to 1067 (11%)
  • 11 to 1560 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20118 (19%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (11%)
  • 36 to 4552 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 7533 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (41%)
  • Pedestrian240 (39%)
  • Passenger128 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (67%)
  • Motorcycle90 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach40 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had the 171st most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1985

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1985: 41, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9294148214
2ndA972303429
3rdA9232828017
4thA922730013
5thB9602122010
6thB911202509
7thA9301722011
8thB959131702
9thB97891505
10thA857803
11thA9916702
12thB9613400
13thB9512200
14thA9201100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1985

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1985: 422.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1985

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1985: 163.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years