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DD1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,663 road traffic collisions in the DD1 postcode district, Dundee City, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 729 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,663
1,446th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,213
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
38 people killed
Serious collisions
729
784 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DD1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal361.4%
  • Serious72927%
  • Slight1,89871%

What the data shows

  • DD1 had 191 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 413 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in DD1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 312 children under 16 were killed or injured in DD1, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in DD1.

Where DD1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,446th
Most casualties
1,585th
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
895th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday380 (14%)
  • Tuesday362 (14%)
  • Wednesday371 (14%)
  • Thursday429 (16%)
  • Friday490 (18%)
  • Saturday402 (15%)
  • Sunday229 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,836 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit809 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,610 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway623 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road255 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout159 (6%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,412 (91%)
  • 40 mph152 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph43 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph34 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,219 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds359 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,305 (41%)
  • Pedestrian1,180 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist229 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant222 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist158 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant85 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DD1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DD1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DD1 peaked at 113 in 1979; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252224
20242125
20232429
20222134
20211617
20201616
20192125
20181113
20171617
20162328
20151414
20142228
20133036
20123237
20114655
20104863
20095460
20084757
20075770
20066377
20056984
20045360
20034860
20027088
20016684
20006577
19997296
19986695
19977181
19967292
19957281
19946371
19937185
199287106
19917692
199094123
198986102
19887080
198781106
198684104
198588100
19848090
19837892
19827190
198191101
1980102119
1979113129

Map of recent crashes in DD1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DD1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DD1

The 24 most recent collisions in DD1 happened between 12 December 2024 and 7 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DD1

The A929 has the most collisions in DD1, 281 of 2,663 (11%), followed by the A92 (260).

Collisions in DD1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA929281329579
2ndA92260362478
3rdA923257287386
4thA991174218255
5thB911141157141
6thA85135183736
7thA930192114
8thA911142404
9thB9596603
10thB9606705
11thA904402
12thB9614500

Council area for DD1

DD1 is in Dundee City, where police recorded 15,553 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DD1 accounts for 17% of them.

Town in DD1

Of the 2,663 collisions in DD1, 2,493 (94%) were in Dundee.