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Dundee City road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2019, and 164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 33% on 2018 (95), and casualties rose from 112.

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

Collisions in 2019
126
Up 33% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
164
Up 46% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2019

0.8% of collisions in Dundee City in 2019 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious4133%
  • Slight8467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4729%
  • Slight11671%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 126, up 33% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 126
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (18%)
  • Tuesday9 (7.1%)
  • Wednesday25 (20%)
  • Thursday13 (10%)
  • Friday27 (21%)
  • Saturday19 (15%)
  • Sunday10 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.9%)
  • February10 (7.9%)
  • March12 (9.5%)
  • April9 (7.1%)
  • May8 (6.3%)
  • June10 (7.9%)
  • July11 (8.7%)
  • August7 (5.6%)
  • September15 (12%)
  • October12 (9.5%)
  • November12 (9.5%)
  • December10 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (67%)
  • Wet or damp39 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph104 (83%)
  • 40 mph16 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (14%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant86 (52%)
  • Pedestrian40 (24%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2016 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3522 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (20%)
  • 56 to 6520 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.5%)
  • Over 7511 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider81 (49%)
  • Passenger43 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2019.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2019

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2019, with 22 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2019

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2019: 11, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90111905
2ndA9237704
3rdA926901
4thA9296603
5thA9915701
6thB9595901
7thB9605501
8thB9784401
9thA9722200
10thB9612300
11thA851101
12thA9301100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2019

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2019: 102.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2019

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2019: 38.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2019, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2019.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years