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DD2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,087 road traffic collisions in the DD2 postcode district, Dundee City, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 101 were fatal and 1,220 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
4,087
862nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,200
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
101
107 people killed
Serious collisions
1,220
1,383 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DD2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1012.5%
  • Serious1,22030%
  • Slight2,76668%

What the data shows

  • DD2 had 338 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 631 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in DD2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 969 children under 16 were killed or injured in DD2, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in DD2.

Where DD2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
862nd
Most casualties
931st
Most fatal collisions
273rd
Most serious collisions
190th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday566 (14%)
  • Tuesday596 (15%)
  • Wednesday601 (15%)
  • Thursday637 (16%)
  • Friday667 (16%)
  • Saturday568 (14%)
  • Sunday452 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,902 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit941 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting212 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,140 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway649 (16%)
  • Roundabout260 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph23 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,948 (72%)
  • 40 mph108 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph216 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph444 (11%)
  • 70 mph340 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,361 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds538 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds51 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,757 (53%)
  • Pedestrian1,207 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist450 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist376 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant149 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant132 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)57 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DD2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DD2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DD2 peaked at 178 in 1979; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253341
20242937
20234558
20223145
20212735
20204760
20192832
20183237
20173645
20163039
20153849
20144558
20135561
20126984
20116078
20105562
20097495
20087689
20076482
200695121
200583105
200496121
200384117
200291130
2001100128
200098116
199989107
199880105
1997106128
199693106
1995124161
1994128169
1993118138
1992116150
1991114150
1990140171
1989122162
198892109
198797119
1986130193
1985133154
1984133166
1983134177
1982140197
1981138183
1980161200
1979178230

Map of recent crashes in DD2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DD2

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DD2

The 24 most recent collisions in DD2 happened between 6 April and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DD2

The A923 has the most collisions in DD2, 683 of 4,087 (17%), followed by the A85 (314).

Collisions in DD2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92368390521195
2ndA8531448118116
3rdA902433531253
4thA9721482141446
5thB91186109132
6thB9543757115
7thB961111404
8thB9608905
9thA9276701
10thB9584602
11thA923601

Council areas covering DD2

Collisions in DD2 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dundee City has 3,297 of 4,087 (81%).

Collisions in DD2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDundee City3,2974,04960976
2ndPerth and Kinross40360725136
3rdAngus38754416108

Town in DD2

Of the 4,087 collisions in DD2, 2,737 (67%) were in Dundee.