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Dundee City road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2006, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2005 (271), and casualties rose from 327.

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

Collisions in 2006
325
Up 20% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
392
Up 20% on 2005
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2006

None of the collisions in Dundee City in 2006 were fatal and 24% were serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7724%
  • Slight24876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious8221%
  • Slight31079%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 325, up 20% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 325
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (19%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.3%)
  • February24 (7.4%)
  • March20 (6.2%)
  • April20 (6.2%)
  • May29 (8.9%)
  • June17 (5.2%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August28 (8.6%)
  • September25 (7.7%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November28 (8.6%)
  • December38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (68%)
  • Wet or damp95 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph271 (83%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (14%)
  • Roundabout42 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (55%)
  • Pedestrian110 (28%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (16%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.4%)
  • Over 7521 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (49%)
  • Pedestrian110 (28%)
  • Passenger89 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2006.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 7 other areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2006

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2006, with 51 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2006

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2006: 26, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90263406
2ndA92161704
3rdA929161803
4thB960131502
5thA85101203
6thA923101202
7thA93071102
8thA9725600
9thB9595601
10thB9615702
11thA9914501
12thB9784502
13thA9112300

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2006

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2006: 265.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2006

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2006: 99.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2006, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years