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Dundee City road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2011, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2010 (219), and casualties rose from 254.

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

Collisions in 2011
237
Up 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
297
Up 17% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Dundee City in 2011 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5021%
  • Slight18578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight24382%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 237, up 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 237
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (21%)
  • Friday33 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.5%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March18 (7.6%)
  • April28 (12%)
  • May15 (6.3%)
  • June20 (8.4%)
  • July23 (9.7%)
  • August17 (7.2%)
  • September14 (5.9%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November31 (13%)
  • December21 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (69%)
  • Wet or damp68 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (84%)
  • 40 mph24 (10%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (18%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (48%)
  • Pedestrian82 (28%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2023 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (49%)
  • Pedestrian82 (28%)
  • Passenger70 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2011.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2011

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2011, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2011

The A92 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2011: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92192405
2ndA90162505
3rdB960131502
4thA929121502
5thA923101701
6thB95991003
7thA93071401
8thA856711
9thA9912502
10thB9611100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2011

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2011: 189.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2011

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2011: 71.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years