Skip to main content
CrashStats

Dundee City road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 135 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2022, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2021 (113), and casualties rose from 134.

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

Collisions in 2022
135
Up 19% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
181
Up 35% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2022

None of the collisions in Dundee City in 2022 were fatal and 29% were serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3929%
  • Slight9671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4022%
  • Slight14178%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 135, up 19% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 135
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday29 (21%)
  • Wednesday23 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday20 (15%)
  • Saturday15 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.4%)
  • February11 (8.1%)
  • March8 (5.9%)
  • April13 (9.6%)
  • May12 (8.9%)
  • June12 (8.9%)
  • July7 (5.2%)
  • August16 (12%)
  • September17 (13%)
  • October11 (8.1%)
  • November11 (8.1%)
  • December7 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (70%)
  • Wet or damp37 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (8.9%)
  • 30 mph98 (73%)
  • 40 mph18 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (13%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (54%)
  • Pedestrian48 (27%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2014 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2510 (5.5%)
  • 26 to 3527 (15%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.7%)
  • Over 7517 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (57%)
  • Pedestrian48 (27%)
  • Passenger30 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2022.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2022

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2022, with 14 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2022

The A92 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2022: 14, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92143003
2ndA908802
3rdA9295501
4thB9604701
5thA9233502
6thA9303400
7thB9613300
8thB9783402
9thA852301
10thA9912501
11thB9592201
12thA9721201

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2022

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2022: 104.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2022

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2022: 46.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2022, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years