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Dundee City road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Dundee City in 2025, and 172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2024 (126), and casualties rose from 154.

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

Collisions in 2025
138
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
172
Up 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Dundee City in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Dundee City in 2025 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.5% and 28% in Dundee City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious5036%
  • Slight8763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious5331%
  • Slight11869%

Dundee City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 700 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 138, up 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 138
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (19%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday30 (22%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.1%)
  • February15 (11%)
  • March11 (8%)
  • April13 (9.4%)
  • May23 (17%)
  • June6 (4.3%)
  • July12 (8.7%)
  • August8 (5.8%)
  • September17 (12%)
  • October10 (7.2%)
  • November7 (5.1%)
  • December9 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (80%)
  • Wet or damp27 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (8.7%)
  • 30 mph95 (69%)
  • 40 mph27 (20%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (15%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dundee City in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant86 (50%)
  • Pedestrian38 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2014 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3531 (18%)
  • 36 to 4526 (15%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (9.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (59%)
  • Pedestrian38 (22%)
  • Passenger33 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car166 (71%)
  • Motorcycle24 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dundee City in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dundee City had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2025.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dundee City in 2025

Maryfield, Dundee City, DD1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dundee City in 2025, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dundee City with the most crashes in 2025

The A90 had the most collisions in Dundee City in 2025: 13, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dundee City, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90131504
2ndA92121702
3rdA9295602
4thA9305612
5thA9915502
6thB9604802
7thA9233402
8thA852202
9thB9612301
10thA9721200
11thB9781101

Towns in Dundee City: crashes in 2025

Dundee had the most collisions of any town in Dundee City in 2025: 103.

Postcode districts in Dundee City: crashes in 2025

DD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dundee City in 2025: 41.

Latest crashes in Dundee City in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Dundee City in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Dundee City road accidents in other years