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Dundee City road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1997, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (419), and casualties fell from 506.

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

Collisions in 1997
401
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
481
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1997

0.5% of collisions in Dundee City in 1997 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious10626%
  • Slight29373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious11323%
  • Slight36676%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 401, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 401
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.7%)
  • February24 (6%)
  • March33 (8.2%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May30 (7.5%)
  • June27 (6.7%)
  • July32 (8%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September24 (6%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December38 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (70%)
  • Wet or damp111 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph342 (85%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (16%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (50%)
  • Pedestrian155 (32%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1050 (10%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2052 (11%)
  • 21 to 2541 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3599 (21%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (45%)
  • Pedestrian155 (32%)
  • Passenger109 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1997.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1997

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1997: 31, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90313808
2ndA92212807
3rdA923182115
4thA991162005
5thB961121803
6thA92991100
7thB97891101
8thB9606601
9thA855500
10thA9305601
11thA9725500
12thB9593502
13thB9112200
14thA9781100
15thB9301200

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1997

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1997: 309.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1997

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1997: 115.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years