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Dundee City road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1986, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1985 (531), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 1986
467
Down 12% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
574
Down 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1986

2.6% of collisions in Dundee City in 1986 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious17838%
  • Slight27759%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious20335%
  • Slight35963%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 467, down 12% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (10%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.3%)
  • February42 (9%)
  • March38 (8.1%)
  • April28 (6%)
  • May36 (7.7%)
  • June38 (8.1%)
  • July44 (9.4%)
  • August43 (9.2%)
  • September35 (7.5%)
  • October29 (6.2%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (66%)
  • Wet or damp141 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph400 (86%)
  • 40 mph44 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (39%)
  • Pedestrian209 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (6.3%)
  • 6 to 1051 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 3580 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.4%)
  • Over 7539 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (37%)
  • Pedestrian209 (36%)
  • Passenger150 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (71%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1986.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1986

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1986: 38, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9293849213
2ndA9722734111
3rdA923262708
4thA92222816
5thB960212709
6thB911202405
7thB961101004
8thA93092106
9thA8561204
10thB97861004
11thB9595711
12thA9912201
13thA9501101
14thB9411100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1986

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1986: 403.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1986

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1986: 140.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1986, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years