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Dundee City road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2004, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2003 (315), and casualties fell from 403.

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

Collisions in 2004
326
Up 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
398
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2004

0.3% of collisions in Dundee City in 2004 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6821%
  • Slight25779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight32682%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 326, up 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 326
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.2%)
  • February18 (5.5%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April40 (12%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July21 (6.4%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October29 (8.9%)
  • November23 (7.1%)
  • December28 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (66%)
  • Wet or damp108 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph269 (83%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph26 (8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (15%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (51%)
  • Pedestrian126 (32%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (13%)
  • 16 to 2041 (10%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3556 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.3%)
  • Over 7520 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (42%)
  • Pedestrian126 (32%)
  • Passenger103 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (82%)
  • Bus or coach26 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2004.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2004

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2004, with 43 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2004

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2004: 22, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90222506
2ndA929182005
3rdA92161806
4thA923131706
5thA85101301
6thA9309900
7thA9726700
8thB9606700
9thB9615502
10thB9784500
11thA9912200
12thB9592300

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2004

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2004: 267.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2004

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2004: 101.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years