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Dundee City road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2016, and 179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (131), and casualties rose from 151.

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

Collisions in 2016
136
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
179
Up 19% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Dundee City in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2720%
  • Slight10879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight14983%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 136, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 136
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (20%)
  • Wednesday35 (26%)
  • Thursday15 (11%)
  • Friday14 (10%)
  • Saturday11 (8.1%)
  • Sunday13 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.6%)
  • February9 (6.6%)
  • March8 (5.9%)
  • April8 (5.9%)
  • May6 (4.4%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July13 (9.6%)
  • August18 (13%)
  • September10 (7.4%)
  • October9 (6.6%)
  • November21 (15%)
  • December5 (3.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (66%)
  • Wet or damp45 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph118 (87%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (47%)
  • Pedestrian51 (28%)
  • Cyclist16 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2011 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 2517 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3523 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (17%)
  • 46 to 5523 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (8.4%)
  • Over 7514 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider83 (46%)
  • Pedestrian51 (28%)
  • Passenger45 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dundee City ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2016.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2016

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2016, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2016

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2016: 8, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9081202
2ndA9271101
3rdA92371101
4thA9296702
5thA852301
6thA9912201
7thB9592201
8thB9602201
9thB9782401
10thA9191100
11thA9301100
12thA9721100
13thB9001100
14thB9611100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2016

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2016: 113.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2016

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2016: 45.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2016.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years