Skip to main content
CrashStats

Dundee road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,589 road traffic collisions in Dundee from 1979 to 2025, and 15,017 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 159 were fatal and 3,549 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 103 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (100).

Collisions since 1979
12,589
96th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
15,017
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
159
166 people killed
Serious collisions
3,549
3,784 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
103
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
130
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Dundee

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1591.3%
  • Serious3,54928%
  • Slight8,88171%

What the data shows

  • Dundee had 1,025 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 1,832 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Dundee were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,400 children under 16 were killed or injured in Dundee, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Dundee.

Where Dundee ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
96th
Most casualties
98th
Most fatal collisions
76th
Most serious collisions
63rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,779 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,799 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,861 (15%)
  • Thursday1,991 (16%)
  • Friday2,164 (17%)
  • Saturday1,822 (14%)
  • Sunday1,173 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,907 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,579 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit47 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,770 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway1,470 (12%)
  • Roundabout791 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road512 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph63 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph11,333 (90%)
  • 40 mph779 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph217 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph72 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph121 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,573 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,568 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds171 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds124 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds77 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,019 (40%)
  • Pedestrian5,384 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist1,292 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist1,122 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant605 (4%)
  • Van occupant333 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)85 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant78 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant50 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Dundee road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dundee, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Dundee peaked at 578 in 1979; 2025 had 103.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 103
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025103130
2024100117
2023118148
2022104138
202193111
2020121149
2019102130
20187790
201794111
2016113142
2015109124
2014132167
2013145166
2012183210
2011190223
2010179210
2009222260
2008204243
2007201248
2006267327
2005225266
2004267328
2003240297
2002284334
2001334402
2000290355
1999310382
1998294376
1997309360
1996332392
1995368439
1994360422
1993352419
1992376442
1991368426
1990374437
1989424497
1988347395
1987343387
1986403476
1985422491
1984408469
1983379454
1982369477
1981456529
1980520620
1979578701

Map of recent crashes in Dundee

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Dundee

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Dundee

The 24 most recent collisions in Dundee happened between 23 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Dundee

The A929 has the most collisions in Dundee, 787 of 12,589 (6.3%), followed by the A923 (610).

Collisions in Dundee on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92978793512235
2ndA9236107349199
3rdA9255972912150
4thA97239548812125
5thB9603854633106
6thB959281348575
7thA90251321452
8thB911222261273
9thA991172214253
10thB961167209255
11thA85123182335
12thA930123157434
13thB978172305
14thA911142404
15thA9604401
16thA9273300

Council areas covering Dundee

Collisions in Dundee were recorded in 3 council areas. Dundee City has 12,574 of 12,589 (99.9%).

Collisions in Dundee by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDundee City12,57414,9991593,547
2ndAngus101001
3rdPerth and Kinross5801

Postcode districts in Dundee

Collisions in Dundee were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by DD4 (3,988) and DD3 (3,255).