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Dundee City road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 95 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2018, and 112 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2017 (118), and casualties fell from 139.

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

Collisions in 2018
95
Down 19% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
112
Down 19% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2018

1.1% of collisions in Dundee City in 2018 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious2425%
  • Slight7074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2623%
  • Slight8576%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 95, down 19% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 95
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday13 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (18%)
  • Thursday12 (13%)
  • Friday21 (22%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday10 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (14%)
  • February4 (4.2%)
  • March10 (11%)
  • April5 (5.3%)
  • May8 (8.4%)
  • June7 (7.4%)
  • July8 (8.4%)
  • August10 (11%)
  • September11 (12%)
  • October3 (3.2%)
  • November5 (5.3%)
  • December11 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight62 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (35%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (73%)
  • Wet or damp24 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (84%)
  • 40 mph13 (14%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (14%)
  • Roundabout7 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant55 (49%)
  • Pedestrian34 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (11%)
  • Cyclist8 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (8%)
  • 16 to 2012 (11%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3525 (22%)
  • 36 to 4513 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (18%)
  • 56 to 657 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.6%)
  • Over 754 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider63 (56%)
  • Pedestrian34 (30%)
  • Passenger15 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (79%)
  • Motorcycle11 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2018.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2018

East End, Dundee City, DD4 7RW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2018, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2018

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2018: 8, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9081003
2ndA925601
3rdA9235500
4thB9783601
5thA852300
6thA9292201
7thA9722201
8thB9592202
9thB9602300
10thB9612200
11thA9301100
12thA9911100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2018

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2018: 77.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2018

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2018: 31.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years