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Broughty Ferry road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,073 road traffic collisions in Broughty Ferry, Dundee City, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 283 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,073
714th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,348
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
283
314 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Broughty Ferry

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious28326%
  • Slight77472%

What the data shows

  • Broughty Ferry had 102 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 141 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Broughty Ferry were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 244 children under 16 were killed or injured in Broughty Ferry, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Broughty Ferry.

Where Broughty Ferry ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
714th
Most casualties
714th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
531st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (14%)
  • Tuesday144 (13%)
  • Wednesday154 (14%)
  • Thursday171 (16%)
  • Friday197 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (13%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight754 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit300 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,028 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1%)
  • 30 mph929 (87%)
  • 40 mph106 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph27 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds905 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant705 (52%)
  • Pedestrian309 (23%)
  • Cyclist139 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Broughty Ferry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broughty Ferry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Broughty Ferry peaked at 50 in 1980; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251618
20241217
202379
20221116
202166
20201011
20191111
2018810
20171518
201667
20151012
20141112
20131216
20121621
20111321
20101313
20091921
20081517
20071520
20061718
20051314
20041517
20031927
20022530
20011827
20002528
19992533
19982736
19973040
19962228
19953037
19943744
19932426
19922630
19913037
19904054
19894452
19883242
19872636
19862745
19854456
19842937
19834254
19824562
19814355
19805057
19794250

Map of recent crashes in Broughty Ferry

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Broughty Ferry

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Broughty Ferry

The 24 most recent collisions in Broughty Ferry happened between 31 July 2024 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Broughty Ferry

The A930 has the most collisions in Broughty Ferry, 320 of 1,073 (30%), followed by the B978 (101).

Collisions in Broughty Ferry on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA930320425389
2ndB978101137127
3rdA923953110
4thB961131507
5thB9304500

Council areas covering Broughty Ferry

Collisions in Broughty Ferry were recorded in 2 council areas. Dundee City has 1,034 of 1,073 (96%).

Collisions in Broughty Ferry by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDundee City1,0341,30316276
2ndAngus394507

Postcode districts in Broughty Ferry

Collisions in Broughty Ferry were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by DD5 (1,056) and DD4 (17).