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Dundee City road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1990, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (508), and casualties fell from 618.

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

Collisions in 1990
475
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
579
Down 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1990

1.7% of collisions in Dundee City in 1990 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious14731%
  • Slight32067%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious16028%
  • Slight41171%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 475, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday82 (17%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday89 (19%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.8%)
  • February45 (9.5%)
  • March30 (6.3%)
  • April30 (6.3%)
  • May33 (6.9%)
  • June47 (9.9%)
  • July27 (5.7%)
  • August44 (9.3%)
  • September35 (7.4%)
  • October37 (7.8%)
  • November65 (14%)
  • December45 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (70%)
  • Wet or damp137 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph409 (86%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (37%)
  • Pedestrian212 (37%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1058 (10%)
  • 11 to 1558 (10%)
  • 16 to 2097 (17%)
  • 21 to 2551 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.3%)
  • Over 7533 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (37%)
  • Pedestrian212 (37%)
  • Passenger150 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (73%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1990.

Collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1990

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1990: 42, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9294257011
2ndA9233242014
3rdA922842010
4thA9722228010
5thA930162814
6thB959121414
7thB911101102
8thB9608801
9thA8571103
10thB9616601
11thB9785501
12thA9112201
13thA9601100
14thA9911200

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1990

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1990: 374.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1990

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1990: 142.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years