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Dundee City road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2003, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2002 (360), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 2003
315
Down 13% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
403
Down 15% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2003

1% of collisions in Dundee City in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight25581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight33583%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 315, down 13% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 315
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (12%)
  • February26 (8.3%)
  • March26 (8.3%)
  • April29 (9.2%)
  • May19 (6%)
  • June22 (7%)
  • July24 (7.6%)
  • August27 (8.6%)
  • September31 (9.8%)
  • October25 (7.9%)
  • November25 (7.9%)
  • December24 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (67%)
  • Wet or damp95 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (82%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (60%)
  • Pedestrian93 (23%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2527 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (19%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.2%)
  • Over 7519 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (50%)
  • Passenger110 (27%)
  • Pedestrian93 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (77%)
  • Bus or coach30 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dundee City ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2003.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2003

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2003, with 36 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2003

The A92 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2003: 27, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92274016
2ndA923192412
3rdA90182504
4thA929152102
5thA85111712
6thA93061100
7thA9726601
8thB9596701
9thB9784400
10thB9603300
11thB9613401
12thA9911100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2003

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2003: 240.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2003

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2003: 92.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2003, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years