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Dundee City road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2009, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2008 (265), and casualties rose from 314.

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

Collisions in 2009
281
Up 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
343
Up 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2009

1.8% of collisions in Dundee City in 2009 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious6222%
  • Slight21476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight27380%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 281, up 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 281
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (19%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.8%)
  • February15 (5.3%)
  • March20 (7.1%)
  • April23 (8.2%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June20 (7.1%)
  • July24 (8.5%)
  • August20 (7.1%)
  • September23 (8.2%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (57%)
  • Wet or damp107 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.8%)
  • Snow7 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph241 (86%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.2%)
  • 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 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (56%)
  • Pedestrian86 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (13%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (20%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (51%)
  • Pedestrian86 (25%)
  • Passenger81 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (77%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2009.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2009

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2009, with 42 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2009

The A92 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2009: 19, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92192206
2ndA90151734
3rdA923131713
4thA930111501
5thA92971203
6thB96071001
7thA8561003
8thA9723400
9thA9913301
10thB9593600
11thB9783401
12thB9611100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2009

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2009: 221.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2009

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2009: 84.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years