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Dundee City road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1996, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1995 (458), and casualties fell from 563.

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

Collisions in 1996
419
Down 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
506
Down 10% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1996

0.7% of collisions in Dundee City in 1996 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious10726%
  • Slight30974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious11222%
  • Slight39177%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 419, down 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 419
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.9%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March35 (8.4%)
  • April34 (8.1%)
  • May33 (7.9%)
  • June40 (9.5%)
  • July20 (4.8%)
  • August37 (8.8%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December30 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (64%)
  • Wet or damp136 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph355 (85%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (15%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (50%)
  • Pedestrian168 (33%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1055 (11%)
  • 11 to 1551 (10%)
  • 16 to 2040 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7526 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (40%)
  • Pedestrian168 (33%)
  • Passenger135 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle18 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1996.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1996

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1996: 25, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90252906
2ndA929202616
3rdA92172114
4thA930152203
5thB960152204
6thA85131903
7thA923121604
8thA97291102
9thB9618802
10thA9915701
11thB9114401
12thB9594400
13thB9782200
14thA9811100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1996

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1996: 332.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1996

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1996: 122.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years