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B959 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 collisions on the B959 from 1979 to 2024, with 356 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 77 serious, and 5 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B959 in 2025, after 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
288
2,753rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
356
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
77
84 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
6 in 2024

Crash severity on the B959

On the B959, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious7727%
  • Slight20672%

Where the B959 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,753rd
Most casualties
2,890th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,343rd

B959 accidents by year

Collisions on the B959 peaked at 20 in 1980; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B959, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202466
202312
202222
202168
2020812
201959
201822
201788
201622
201522
201433
201311
201200
2011910
201047
200936
200856
200712
200656
200567
200423
200367
20021214
2001812
2000810
199922
199867
199735
199644
199558
199455
19931012
1992810
19911213
19901214
198968
198877
198733
198657
19851317
19841010
198366
19821518
198166
19802027
19791520

When crashes happen on the B959

Friday has the most collisions on the B959 (61), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (90).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday61 (21%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (2.8%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am32 (11%)
  • 9am to noon30 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm47 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm90 (31%)
  • 6pm to 9pm49 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight32 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February20 (6.9%)
  • March23 (8%)
  • April17 (5.9%)
  • May20 (6.9%)
  • June27 (9.4%)
  • July21 (7.3%)
  • August24 (8.3%)
  • September24 (8.3%)
  • October25 (8.7%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight194 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B959 crashes

On the B959, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (97%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (70%)
  • Wet or damp80 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (78%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (12%)
  • Roundabout26 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B959 crashes

Car occupants make up 40% of the people killed or injured on the B959, followed by pedestrians (32%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (40%)
  • Pedestrian114 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (72%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (8.1%)
  • Over 7519 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (45%)
  • Pedestrian114 (32%)
  • Passenger83 (23%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B959

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B959

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B959 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B959 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dundee City has the most, with 284, followed by Angus (3).

Collisions on the B959 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDundee City284351576
2ndAngus3400

B959 crashes by town

Of the 288 collisions on the B959, 281 were in the built-up area of Dundee.

Recent crashes on the B959

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B959, from 17 July 2019 to 6 December 2024.

Severity