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Dundee City road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2010, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2009 (281), and casualties fell from 343.

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

Collisions in 2010
219
Down 22% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
254
Down 26% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2010

2.3% of collisions in Dundee City in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight20882%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 219, down 22% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 219
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (20%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.3%)
  • February19 (8.7%)
  • March20 (9.1%)
  • April17 (7.8%)
  • May13 (5.9%)
  • June16 (7.3%)
  • July17 (7.8%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September26 (12%)
  • October15 (6.8%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December14 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (69%)
  • Wet or damp52 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.1%)
  • Snow6 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (84%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (18%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (46%)
  • Pedestrian83 (33%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2026 (10%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3527 (11%)
  • 36 to 4543 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (17%)
  • 56 to 6510 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.1%)
  • Over 757 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (48%)
  • Pedestrian83 (33%)
  • Passenger48 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2010.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2010

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2010, with 35 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2010

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2010: 17, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90171906
2ndB960111201
3rdA92101511
4thA9299911
5thA8581110
6thA9234600
7thA9914400
8thB9594700
9thA9723310
10thB9783300
11thA9301101
12thB9611100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2010

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2010: 179.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2010

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2010: 61.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years