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Dundee City road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2015, and 151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2014 (155), and casualties fell from 193.

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

Collisions in 2015
131
Down 15% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
151
Down 22% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Dundee City in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2217%
  • Slight10882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2215%
  • Slight12885%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 131, down 15% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 131
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday18 (14%)
  • Friday36 (27%)
  • Saturday12 (9.2%)
  • Sunday13 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (12%)
  • February16 (12%)
  • March8 (6.1%)
  • April6 (4.6%)
  • May13 (9.9%)
  • June13 (9.9%)
  • July8 (6.1%)
  • August11 (8.4%)
  • September12 (9.2%)
  • October7 (5.3%)
  • November15 (11%)
  • December6 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (68%)
  • Wet or damp37 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph111 (85%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (52%)
  • Pedestrian37 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 205 (3.3%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3528 (19%)
  • 36 to 4516 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (17%)
  • 56 to 6516 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (6%)
  • Over 7513 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider78 (52%)
  • Pedestrian37 (25%)
  • Passenger36 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car171 (76%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2015.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2015

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD4 6SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2015, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2015

The A90 and A929 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2015, with 8 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9081002
2ndA92981100
3rdA9237900
4thA925502
5thA9305501
6thB9604500
7thA9722200
8thA9772200
9thB9572300
10thB9592200
11thB9782200
12thA851100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2015

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2015: 109.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2015

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2015: 42.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2015, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2015.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years