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Dundee City road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2020, and 182 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2019 (126), and casualties rose from 164.

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

Collisions in 2020
147
Up 17% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
182
Up 11% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2020

1.4% of collisions in Dundee City in 2020 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious4833%
  • Slight9766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious5027%
  • Slight13071%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 147, up 17% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 147
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (18%)
  • Wednesday30 (20%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday11 (7.5%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.2%)
  • February18 (12%)
  • March13 (8.8%)
  • April7 (4.8%)
  • May11 (7.5%)
  • June6 (4.1%)
  • July18 (12%)
  • August19 (13%)
  • September6 (4.1%)
  • October11 (7.5%)
  • November12 (8.2%)
  • December14 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (35%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (65%)
  • Wet or damp51 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph121 (82%)
  • 40 mph16 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (51%)
  • Pedestrian40 (22%)
  • Cyclist23 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6%)
  • 16 to 2022 (12%)
  • 21 to 2522 (12%)
  • 26 to 3525 (14%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (9.9%)
  • Over 756 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (62%)
  • Pedestrian40 (22%)
  • Passenger30 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (75%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2020.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2020

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2020, with 14 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2020

The A923 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2020: 12, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA923121813
2ndB95981205
3rdA9917704
4thA9296702
5thB9605500
6thA904500
7thA9724502
8thB9614502
9thA923400
10thA9303302

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2020

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2020: 121.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2020

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2020: 50.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2020, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years