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Dundee City road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2008, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2007 (253), and casualties rose from 312.

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

Collisions in 2008
265
Up 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
314
Up 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2008

1.5% of collisions in Dundee City in 2008 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5822%
  • Slight20377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight25180%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 265, up 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 265
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (9.1%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (10%)
  • February20 (7.5%)
  • March23 (8.7%)
  • April20 (7.5%)
  • May22 (8.3%)
  • June23 (8.7%)
  • July22 (8.3%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September17 (6.4%)
  • October16 (6%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December20 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (67%)
  • Wet or damp77 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph215 (81%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (20%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (54%)
  • Pedestrian79 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (19%)
  • 21 to 2524 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3532 (10%)
  • 36 to 4547 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (53%)
  • Pedestrian79 (25%)
  • Passenger68 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (76%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 2008.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2008

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2008, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2008

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2008: 22, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90222713
2ndA92141601
3rdA923131502
4thA929112103
5thA9306602
6thA9726602
7thA855700
8thB9595600
9thB9605502
10thB9613301
11thB9783300
12thA9912301

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2008

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2008: 204.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2008

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2008: 84.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years