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Dundee City road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 1999, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (369), and casualties rose from 476.

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

Collisions in 1999
384
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
494
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Dundee City in 1999 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight29577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious9419%
  • Slight39480%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 384, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.6%)
  • February37 (9.6%)
  • March38 (9.9%)
  • April26 (6.8%)
  • May25 (6.5%)
  • June33 (8.6%)
  • July23 (6%)
  • August26 (6.8%)
  • September35 (9.1%)
  • October32 (8.3%)
  • November38 (9.9%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (67%)
  • Wet or damp114 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph325 (85%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph23 (6%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (69%)
  • Roundabout42 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (53%)
  • Pedestrian135 (27%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (46%)
  • Pedestrian135 (27%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1999.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 1999

The A90 and A92 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 1999, with 23 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90233304
2ndA92233616
3rdA929162504
4thB961152004
5thA930132104
6thA923101400
7thA8591304
8thA9728903
9thA9916701
10thB9604601
11thB9784602
12thB9592200

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 1999

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 1999: 308.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 1999

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 1999: 117.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years