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DD5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,418 road traffic collisions in the DD5 postcode district, Dundee City, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 59 were fatal and 692 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
2,418
1,558th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,361
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
59
64 people killed
Serious collisions
692
852 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Up 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DD5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal592.4%
  • Serious69229%
  • Slight1,66769%

What the data shows

  • DD5 had 215 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 336 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in DD5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 500 children under 16 were killed or injured in DD5, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in DD5.

Where DD5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,558th
Most casualties
1,539th
Most fatal collisions
952nd
Most serious collisions
963rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday342 (14%)
  • Tuesday305 (13%)
  • Wednesday360 (15%)
  • Thursday374 (15%)
  • Friday417 (17%)
  • Saturday340 (14%)
  • Sunday280 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,693 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit476 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting233 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,268 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout32 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph15 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,451 (60%)
  • 40 mph285 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph628 (26%)
  • 70 mph24 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,004 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds301 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,065 (61%)
  • Pedestrian458 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist278 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist251 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant115 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DD5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DD5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DD5 peaked at 105 in 1979; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252838
20242231
20232433
20222033
20211314
20201925
20192027
20182022
20172630
20162337
20152026
20141620
20132834
20124151
20113648
20103540
20094455
20083642
20074060
20064044
20055471
20044562
20035177
200268129
20014361
20004769
19996388
19986687
199771101
19966793
19956188
199474106
19935776
199277116
19917192
199083114
198987126
198875103
19876182
19865988
198582108
198466105
198376106
198284117
198184127
198090135
1979105124

Map of recent crashes in DD5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DD5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DD5

The 24 most recent collisions in DD5 happened between 26 February and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DD5

The A930 has the most collisions in DD5, 539 of 2,418 (22%), followed by the A92 (423).

Collisions in DD5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9305397079156
2ndA9242370821127
3rdB978227340672
4thB961158235657
5thB9624672119
6thB9305700
7thA9234801

Council areas covering DD5

Collisions in DD5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dundee City has 1,435 of 2,418 (59%).

Collisions in DD5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDundee City1,4351,96132397
2ndAngus9831,40027295

Towns in DD5

Collisions in DD5 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Broughty Ferry (1,056) and Monifieth (300).