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Dundee City road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2002, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2001 (387), and casualties fell from 475.

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

Collisions in 2002
360
Down 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
474
Level with 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Dundee City in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight29783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight40084%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 360, down 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.4%)
  • February30 (8.3%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April25 (6.9%)
  • May23 (6.4%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July31 (8.6%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October42 (12%)
  • November28 (7.8%)
  • December22 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (58%)
  • Wet or damp142 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph293 (81%)
  • 40 mph37 (10%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (54%)
  • Pedestrian108 (23%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (10%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1554 (11%)
  • 16 to 2050 (11%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (47%)
  • Passenger141 (30%)
  • Pedestrian108 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2002.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2002

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2002, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2002

The A90 and A923 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2002, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90212901
2ndA923212604
3rdA92195905
4thA85172503
5thA929171714
6thA930171801
7thB959121402
8thB961101102
9thB9607702
10thB9786902
11thA9724600
12thA9913500
13thA9111101

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2002

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2002: 284.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2002

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2002: 113.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years