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Dundee City road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1988, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (413), and casualties rose from 488.

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

Collisions in 1988
429
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
500
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Dundee City in 1988 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious13131%
  • Slight29068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious14028%
  • Slight35270%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 429, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 429
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February28 (6.5%)
  • March30 (7%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May25 (5.8%)
  • June40 (9.3%)
  • July31 (7.2%)
  • August38 (8.9%)
  • September52 (12%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December32 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (69%)
  • Wet or damp125 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph364 (85%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph13 (3%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian191 (38%)
  • Car occupant178 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (8.2%)
  • 6 to 1044 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 1548 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian191 (38%)
  • Driver or rider187 (37%)
  • Passenger122 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1988.

Collisions
231st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1988

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1988: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA929353708
2ndA923273017
3rdA972232726
4thA92212909
5thA930172006
6thB911141405
7thB960111603
8thA85101112
9thB9596602
10thB9614402
11thB9783601
12thA501100
13thA5431100
14thA5471101
15thA9271100
16thB5521101

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1988

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1988: 347.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1988

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1988: 123.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years