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A972 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 collisions on the A972 from 1979 to 2025, with 703 casualties. Of those crashes, 23 were fatal and 174 serious, and 23 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A972, down 50% from 2 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
554
1,808th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
703
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
23 people killed
Serious collisions
174
193 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A972

On the A972, 4.2% of collisions were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal234.2%
  • Serious17431%
  • Slight35764%

Where the A972 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,808th
Most casualties
1,913th
Most fatal collisions
870th
Most serious collisions
1,196th

A972 accidents by year

Collisions on the A972 peaked at 46 in 1979 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A972, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202422
202337
202212
202100
202045
201922
201822
201722
201611
201522
201445
201311
201255
201100
201033
200934
200866
200757
200656
200544
200467
200366
200246
200178
200077
199989
199868
199755
1996911
199558
199434
19932225
19922222
19912427
19902330
19892531
19882428
19871721
19863039
19853135
19842730
19832331
19823859
19814560
19803552
19794666

When crashes happen on the A972

Friday has the most collisions on the A972 (97), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (151).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (17%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am29 (5.2%)
  • 3am to 6am11 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am74 (13%)
  • 9am to noon53 (9.6%)
  • Noon to 3pm92 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm151 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm94 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight50 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.7%)
  • February43 (7.8%)
  • March55 (9.9%)
  • April34 (6.1%)
  • May40 (7.2%)
  • June42 (7.6%)
  • July60 (11%)
  • August54 (9.7%)
  • September46 (8.3%)
  • October41 (7.4%)
  • November47 (8.5%)
  • December55 (9.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight366 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A972 crashes

On the A972, 31% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 40 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (12%)
  • 40 mph169 (31%)
  • 50 mph71 (13%)
  • 60 mph81 (15%)
  • 70 mph165 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds437 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (62%)
  • Wet or damp186 (34%)
  • Snow15 (2.7%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway328 (59%)
  • Roundabout150 (27%)
  • Single carriageway69 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A972 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the A972, followed by pedestrians (18%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (53%)
  • Pedestrian127 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (11%)
  • Cyclist74 (11%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle77 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.5%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Other17 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20103 (15%)
  • 21 to 25105 (15%)
  • 26 to 35123 (17%)
  • 36 to 45116 (17%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (55%)
  • Passenger190 (27%)
  • Pedestrian127 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A972

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A972

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A972 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A972 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dundee City has the most, with 531, followed by Perth and Kinross (16) and Angus (7).

Collisions on the A972 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDundee City53167021168
2ndPerth and Kinross162222
3rdAngus71104

A972 crashes by town

Of the 554 collisions on the A972, 395 were in the built-up area of Dundee.

Recent crashes on the A972

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A972, from 16 April 2013 to 13 May 2025.

Severity