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Dundee City road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2012, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (237), and casualties fell from 297.

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

Collisions in 2012
228
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
265
Down 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2012

0.9% of collisions in Dundee City in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight18481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight21682%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 228, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 228
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday37 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday15 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.9%)
  • February16 (7%)
  • March22 (9.6%)
  • April20 (8.8%)
  • May20 (8.8%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July10 (4.4%)
  • August20 (8.8%)
  • September30 (13%)
  • October16 (7%)
  • November21 (9.2%)
  • December19 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (63%)
  • Wet or damp78 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (86%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (14%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (53%)
  • Pedestrian73 (28%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2527 (10%)
  • 26 to 3539 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (12%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (48%)
  • Pedestrian73 (28%)
  • Passenger64 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car298 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2012.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2012

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2012, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2012

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2012: 14.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90141500
2ndA923111503
3rdA929111204
4thB97891003
5thA9281202
6thB9606701
7thA9725511
8thA9914401
9thB9614401
10thA9302401
11thA851201

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2012

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2012: 182.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2012

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2012: 73.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years