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Dundee City road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1991, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1990 (475), and casualties fell from 579.

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

Collisions in 1991
458
Down 4% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
537
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1991

2.2% of collisions in Dundee City in 1991 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious14231%
  • Slight30667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious15328%
  • Slight37470%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 458, down 4% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 458
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.8%)
  • February28 (6.1%)
  • March45 (9.8%)
  • April36 (7.9%)
  • May35 (7.6%)
  • June40 (8.7%)
  • July32 (7%)
  • August38 (8.3%)
  • September33 (7.2%)
  • October40 (8.7%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December36 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (65%)
  • Wet or damp141 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph374 (82%)
  • 40 mph44 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (12%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (46%)
  • Pedestrian188 (35%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 1042 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1552 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2084 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 3597 (18%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.8%)
  • Over 7529 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (41%)
  • Pedestrian188 (35%)
  • Passenger127 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1991.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1991

The A923 and A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1991, with 26 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA923263516
2ndA929262817
3rdA92253118
4thA972242708
5thA930151906
6thA85131511
7thB959121306
8thB96091106
9thB9786711
10thB9115502
11thB9615702
12thA9913802
13thB9911101

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1991

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1991: 368.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1991

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1991: 144.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1991, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years