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Dundee City road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1998, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (401), and casualties fell from 481.

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

Collisions in 1998
369
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
476
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Dundee City in 1998 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious8724%
  • Slight27775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious9720%
  • Slight37178%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 369, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (18%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.1%)
  • February28 (7.6%)
  • March38 (10%)
  • April31 (8.4%)
  • May31 (8.4%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July23 (6.2%)
  • August25 (6.8%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October31 (8.4%)
  • November35 (9.5%)
  • December27 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (69%)
  • Wet or damp103 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph322 (87%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (52%)
  • Pedestrian124 (26%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.4%)
  • Over 7520 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (45%)
  • Passenger137 (29%)
  • Pedestrian124 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1998.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1998

The A90 and A92 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1998, with 29 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90294414
2ndA92294212
3rdA929151602
4thA923111512
5thA99191902
6thA8571003
7thA93061201
8thA9726800
9thB9596700
10thB9614401
11thB9784611
12thB9603300
13thA5511100
14thB5521100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1998

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1998: 294.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1998

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1998: 129.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1998, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years