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Dundee City road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1993, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (456), and casualties fell from 535.

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

Collisions in 1993
430
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
516
Down 4% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1993

1.9% of collisions in Dundee City in 1993 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious13531%
  • Slight28767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious14628%
  • Slight36170%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 430, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 430
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday76 (18%)
  • Sunday40 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (5.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.8%)
  • February24 (5.6%)
  • March43 (10%)
  • April35 (8.1%)
  • May36 (8.4%)
  • June38 (8.8%)
  • July24 (5.6%)
  • August42 (9.8%)
  • September46 (11%)
  • October40 (9.3%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December40 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (70%)
  • Wet or damp114 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph356 (83%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (16%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (42%)
  • Pedestrian193 (37%)
  • Cyclist36 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1045 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2055 (11%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3598 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7%)
  • Over 7526 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (38%)
  • Pedestrian193 (37%)
  • Passenger129 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1993.

Collisions
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1993

The A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1993: 31, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9293137112
2ndA9232832113
3rdA92273502
4thA972222515
5thB960131612
6thB959101214
7thA8591401
8thA9308903
9thA9916712
10thB9116701
11thB96161603
12thB9782201
13thA9111100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1993

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1993: 352.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1993

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1993: 143.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1993, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years