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Dundee City road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2005, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2004 (326), and casualties fell from 398.

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

Collisions in 2005
271
Down 17% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
327
Down 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2005

2.6% of collisions in Dundee City in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious5219%
  • Slight21278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious5818%
  • Slight26280%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 271, down 17% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 271
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday55 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (5.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.7%)
  • February18 (6.6%)
  • March16 (5.9%)
  • April19 (7%)
  • May18 (6.6%)
  • June15 (5.5%)
  • July21 (7.7%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September24 (8.9%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November34 (13%)
  • December26 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (68%)
  • Wet or damp77 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (82%)
  • 40 mph32 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (65%)
  • Roundabout45 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (53%)
  • Pedestrian93 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (17%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.2%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (49%)
  • Pedestrian93 (28%)
  • Passenger73 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2005.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2005

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2005, with 59 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2005

The A92 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2005: 22, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92223412
2ndA929171801
3rdA923151922
4thA90141813
5thB9607902
6thB9596710
7thB9786700
8thA9724400
9thA853302
10thA9303811
11thA9911101

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2005

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2005: 224.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2005

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2005: 73.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years