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Dundee City road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2021, and 134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2020 (147), and casualties fell from 182.

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

Collisions in 2021
113
Down 23% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
134
Down 26% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Dundee City in 2021 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious3834%
  • Slight7465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3929%
  • Slight9470%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 113, down 23% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 113
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (20%)
  • Tuesday9 (8%)
  • Wednesday20 (18%)
  • Thursday22 (19%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday7 (6.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (6.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.3%)
  • February4 (3.5%)
  • March6 (5.3%)
  • April17 (15%)
  • May8 (7.1%)
  • June13 (12%)
  • July8 (7.1%)
  • August5 (4.4%)
  • September10 (8.8%)
  • October17 (15%)
  • November9 (8%)
  • December10 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (6.2%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (78%)
  • Wet or damp25 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph95 (84%)
  • 40 mph7 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (53%)
  • Pedestrian28 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (10%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (16%)
  • 21 to 2521 (16%)
  • 26 to 3525 (19%)
  • 36 to 4512 (9%)
  • 46 to 5514 (10%)
  • 56 to 659 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (8.2%)
  • Over 755 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (65%)
  • Pedestrian28 (21%)
  • Passenger19 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (77%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2021.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2021

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2021, with 15 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2021

The A991 and B959 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2021, with 6 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9916603
2ndB9596800
3rdA905700
4thA9295500
5thA924501
6thA9234502
7thA9303303
8thB9603402
9thB9612300
10thA851100

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2021

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2021: 93.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2021

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2021: 44.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2021, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years