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Dundee City road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2017, and 139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2016 (136), and casualties fell from 179.

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

Collisions in 2017
118
Down 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
139
Down 22% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Dundee City in 2017 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3126%
  • Slight8673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3223%
  • Slight10676%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 118, down 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 118
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (17%)
  • Tuesday23 (19%)
  • Wednesday9 (7.6%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday19 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.3%)
  • February8 (6.8%)
  • March9 (7.6%)
  • April13 (11%)
  • May14 (12%)
  • June9 (7.6%)
  • July8 (6.8%)
  • August6 (5.1%)
  • September11 (9.3%)
  • October8 (6.8%)
  • November10 (8.5%)
  • December11 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (76%)
  • Wet or damp25 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (90%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant63 (45%)
  • Pedestrian36 (26%)
  • Cyclist15 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (10%)
  • 16 to 2015 (11%)
  • 21 to 2512 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3513 (9.4%)
  • 36 to 4511 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5521 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (8.6%)
  • Over 7516 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider70 (50%)
  • Pedestrian36 (26%)
  • Passenger33 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car145 (73%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2017.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2017

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2017, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2017

The B959 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2017: 8, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB9598804
2ndA93071103
3rdA906802
4thA926701
5thA852200
6thA9232201
7thA9722200
8thA2531100
9thA9291101
10thB9601101
11thB9781100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2017

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2017: 94.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2017

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2017: 40.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years