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Dundee City road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1987, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1986 (467), and casualties fell from 574.

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

Collisions in 1987
413
Down 12% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
488
Down 15% on 1986
Fatal collisions
16
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1987

3.9% of collisions in Dundee City in 1987 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.9%
  • Serious14736%
  • Slight25061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious16734%
  • Slight30563%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 413, down 12% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 413
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.1%)
  • February36 (8.7%)
  • March39 (9.4%)
  • April38 (9.2%)
  • May26 (6.3%)
  • June30 (7.3%)
  • July33 (8%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September25 (6.1%)
  • October37 (9%)
  • November37 (9%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (74%)
  • Wet or damp102 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph353 (85%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian188 (39%)
  • Car occupant167 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1051 (10%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2088 (18%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (40%)
  • Pedestrian188 (39%)
  • Passenger105 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (68%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1987.

Collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1987

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1987: 35, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9293536017
2ndA9233035212
3rdA92212725
4thA972172128
5thA930141804
6thA85111424
7thB91191003
8thB96091013
9thB9784802
10thA9913510
11thB9593301
12thB9612202
13thA5591101
14thA8721100
15thA9271100
16thA9601100
17thB9301100
18thB9661100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1987

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1987: 343.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1987

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1987: 120.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1987, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years