Home / All areas / Dundee City
Road collisions in Dundee City
Police recorded 652 road collisions involving injury in Dundee City between 2021 and 2025, about 130 a year. 5 of them were fatal, and an estimated 225 involved serious injury once DfT's severity adjustment is applied. These are reported injury collisions only: damage-only incidents and unreported injuries are not included.
Check your own street
Want to see collisions near a particular address in Dundee City? Search by postcode
When collisions happen
The busiest hour was 5pm to 6pm, and 33% of collisions happened between 3pm and 7pm (higher than the 32% across Great Britain). Friday had the most collisions, and 23% happened at weekends.
Trend over time
Reported collisions went from 113 in 2021 to 138 in 2025, a rise of 22%. Counts are affected by traffic levels, population and changes in how police record injuries, so Dundee City should not be ranked against other areas on these numbers alone.
Who is affected
Across Dundee City, 817 people were injured or killed in these collisions. Pedestrians were 25% of casualties (14% across Great Britain), pedal cyclists 6% (12%) and motorcyclists 10% (12%). Car and taxi occupants made up 53%. 3 of the pedestrians were killed.
Children aged 0 to 15 were 15% of casualties, higher than the 9% national share. People aged 16 to 25 were 19% (21% nationally), and people over 65 were 14% (10% nationally).
| Road user | Casualties | Share in Dundee City | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 207 | 25.3% | 14.5% |
| Pedal cyclists | 53 | 6.5% | 11.9% |
| Motorcyclists | 78 | 9.5% | 12.4% |
| Car and taxi occupants | 429 | 52.5% | 54.4% |
| Bus and minibus occupants | 19 | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Van and goods vehicle occupants | 20 | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| Other road users | 11 | 1.3% | 1.6% |
Casualties by age
| Age | Casualties | Share in Dundee City | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 20 | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| 6 to 10 | 31 | 3.8% | 2.6% |
| 11 to 15 | 71 | 8.7% | 4.8% |
| 16 to 20 | 89 | 10.9% | 10.6% |
| 21 to 25 | 69 | 8.4% | 11.0% |
| 26 to 35 | 132 | 16.2% | 20.8% |
| 36 to 45 | 103 | 12.6% | 15.8% |
| 46 to 55 | 98 | 12.0% | 12.8% |
| 56 to 65 | 86 | 10.5% | 10.1% |
| 66 to 75 | 60 | 7.3% | 5.3% |
| Over 75 | 58 | 7.1% | 4.5% |
Vehicles involved
31.1% of collisions involved a pedestrian casualty (17.7% nationally), 8.1% a cyclist (15.0%) and 11.7% a motorcyclist (15.3%). 2.0% involved a goods vehicle (3.9% nationally) and 23.6% involved a driver aged 17 to 24 (21.1%). 9 collisions involved an e-scooter.
| Vehicle | Vehicles | Share in Dundee City | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars and taxis | 860 | 77.5% | 69.7% |
| Vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) | 56 | 5.0% | 6.4% |
| Heavy goods vehicles | 14 | 1.3% | 2.3% |
| Motorcycles | 79 | 7.1% | 9.3% |
| Pedal cycles | 55 | 5.0% | 8.7% |
| Buses and minibuses | 29 | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| Other vehicles | 16 | 1.4% | 1.8% |
Collision hotspots in Dundee City
These are the 100 metre squares with the most reported collisions in 2021 to 2025. Location is the average position of the collisions in each square, so treat it as approximate.
| # | Where | Junction type | Collisions | Fatal | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingsway West (A90) | Not at a junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 2 | Longtown Road | Not at a junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 3 | Broughty Ferry Road (A92) | T or staggered junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 4 | Victoria Road (A929) | Not at a junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 5 | Pitkerro Road | Not at a junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 6 | West Marketgait (A991) | Roundabout | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 7 | Broughty Ferry Road (A92) | Other junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 8 | Arbroath Road (A92) | Not at a junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 9 | William Fitzgerald Way (A90) | Roundabout | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 10 | Forfar Road (A929) | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 11 | Dock Street (A991) | Not at a junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 12 | Loon's Road | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 13 | Strathmartine Road (B960) | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 14 | Dura Street | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 15 | Forfar Road (A90) | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 16 | Strathmartine Road | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 17 | St Andrew's Street | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 18 | South Marketgait (A92) | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 19 | Gardner Street | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
Roads and streets with the most collisions
Each collision is matched to the nearest named road. Long roads and busy town centres collect the most, so this list shows where collisions are recorded, not which streets are riskiest.
| Road or street | Collisions | Fatal | Serious (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath Road | 33 | 0 | 6 |
| Strathmartine Road | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| Kingsway West | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| Broughty Ferry Road | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Forfar Road | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| East Dock Street | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| South Road | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Clepington Road | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| West Marketgait | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Longtown Road | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Victoria Road | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Lochee Road | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Kingsway East | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Coupar Angus Road | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Blackness Road | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Numbered roads with the most collisions
83% of collisions happened on roads with a 30 mph limit or lower (69% nationally), and 2% on roads with a 60 or 70 mph limit (18% nationally). 58% were at or within 20 metres of a junction or roundabout, higher than the national 54%.
| Road | Collisions | Fatal | Serious (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A92 | 55 | 0 | 11 |
| A90 | 41 | 1 | 8 |
| A929 | 26 | 0 | 6 |
| A991 | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| A923 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| A930 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| B959 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| B960 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| B961 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| A85 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| A972 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| B978 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Only numbered roads are listed here. Named streets are in the table above.
Conditions
28% of collisions in Dundee City happened in darkness, close to the 28% across Great Britain. 96% happened on roads classed as urban, higher than the national 67%.
Type of road
| Type of road | Collisions | Share in Dundee City | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| A(M) road | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| A road | 195 | 29.9% | 44.0% |
| B road | 48 | 7.4% | 12.5% |
| C road | 4 | 0.6% | 4.4% |
| Unclassified road | 405 | 62.1% | 35.9% |
Speed limit
| Speed limit | Collisions | Share in Dundee City | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mph | 52 | 8.0% | 17.1% |
| 30 mph | 490 | 75.2% | 52.0% |
| 40 mph | 89 | 13.7% | 8.7% |
| 50 mph | 9 | 1.4% | 4.4% |
| 60 mph | 6 | 0.9% | 12.2% |
| 70 mph | 6 | 0.9% | 5.5% |
Junctions
| Junctions | Collisions | Share in Dundee City | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not at a junction | 271 | 42.3% | 45.9% |
| T or staggered junction | 146 | 22.8% | 28.5% |
| Crossroads | 76 | 11.9% | 9.5% |
| Junction with more than four arms | 18 | 2.8% | 1.6% |
| Private drive or entrance | 2 | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Other junction | 84 | 13.1% | 6.1% |
| Roundabout | 44 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Light conditions
| Light conditions | Collisions | Share in Dundee City | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 467 | 71.6% | 71.7% |
| Darkness, street lights lit | 175 | 26.8% | 20.6% |
| Darkness, street lights unlit | 4 | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Darkness, no street lighting | 5 | 0.8% | 5.3% |
| Darkness, lighting unknown | 1 | 0.2% | 1.7% |
Urban or rural
| Urban or rural | Collisions | Share in Dundee City | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | 624 | 95.7% | 67.2% |
| Rural | 28 | 4.3% | 32.8% |
About these figures
Only collisions involving injury that were reported to the police are counted. The figures are not adjusted for traffic volume or population, so they should not be used to rank areas against each other. Serious and slight splits use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment. Full explanation.