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Dundee City road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1989, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1988 (429), and casualties rose from 500.

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

Collisions in 1989
508
Up 18% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
618
Up 24% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Dundee City in 1989 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious16432%
  • Slight33766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious17729%
  • Slight43470%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 508, up 18% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday89 (18%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.1%)
  • February41 (8.1%)
  • March41 (8.1%)
  • April33 (6.5%)
  • May36 (7.1%)
  • June52 (10%)
  • July27 (5.3%)
  • August39 (7.7%)
  • September45 (8.9%)
  • October50 (9.8%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December43 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds429 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (71%)
  • Wet or damp139 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph443 (87%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (39%)
  • Pedestrian231 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1064 (10%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5%)
  • Over 7534 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (38%)
  • Pedestrian231 (37%)
  • Passenger151 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (73%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach38 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1989.

Collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1989

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1989: 39, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9293943014
2ndA922953213
3rdA972253106
4thA923232619
5thB911172109
6thA930151803
7thB960111215
8thB96191105
9thB9596802
10thA852200
11thB9782201
12thA9201400
13thA9601101
14thB9301100
15thB9691110

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1989

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1989: 424.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1989

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1989: 149.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1989.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years