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Dundee City road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2001, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (374), and casualties rose from 465.

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

Collisions in 2001
387
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
475
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Dundee City in 2001 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7620%
  • Slight30679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight37880%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 387, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 387
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.8%)
  • February37 (9.6%)
  • March22 (5.7%)
  • April30 (7.8%)
  • May33 (8.5%)
  • June27 (7%)
  • July25 (6.5%)
  • August32 (8.3%)
  • September35 (9%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December24 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (63%)
  • Wet or damp126 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph315 (81%)
  • 40 mph39 (10%)
  • 50 mph24 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (18%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (54%)
  • Pedestrian127 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (11%)
  • 16 to 2075 (16%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3567 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (46%)
  • Passenger130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian127 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dundee City

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dundee City ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2001.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2001

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2001, with 61 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2001

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2001: 24, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90243616
2ndA929232313
3rdA930213316
4thA92182415
5thB960111202
6thA92391002
7thA858801
8thB95981200
9thB9618902
10thA9727804
11thA91161402
12thA9913300
13thB9781410

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2001

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2001: 332.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2001

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2001: 115.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years