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Angus road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,544 road traffic collisions in Angus from 1979 to 2025, and 18,571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 450 were fatal and 4,330 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 88 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (89), and casualties fell from 130 to 123.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,544
78th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,571
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
450
3.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
88
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Angus

3.3% of collisions in Angus from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4503.3%
  • Serious4,33032%
  • Slight8,76465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5002.7%
  • Serious5,45929%
  • Slight12,61268%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. In 2025 there were 88, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 88
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202588123
202489130
2023102150
202296131
2021120155
2020125188
201993125
2018126156
2017137191
2016111149
2015144172
2014142183
2013178229
2012201263
2011220290
2010192247
2009232308
2008282357
2007282386
2006278374
2005306422
2004315455
2003272353
2002364503
2001316405
2000326455
1999338485
1998368507
1997376529
1996359490
1995354521
1994378498
1993406579
1992403553
1991432589
1990451628
1989387553
1988361517
1987368514
1986391529
1985395550
1984391550
1983396519
1982513704
1981425584
1980441630
1979474642

When and where crashes happen in Angus

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,902 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,920 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,850 (14%)
  • Thursday1,912 (14%)
  • Friday2,285 (17%)
  • Saturday2,027 (15%)
  • Sunday1,648 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59611 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59247 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,645 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,781 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,449 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,377 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,169 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,265 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,077 (8%)
  • February1,074 (7.9%)
  • March995 (7.3%)
  • April936 (6.9%)
  • May1,169 (8.6%)
  • June1,132 (8.4%)
  • July1,112 (8.2%)
  • August1,237 (9.1%)
  • September1,184 (8.7%)
  • October1,178 (8.7%)
  • November1,248 (9.2%)
  • December1,202 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,620 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,290 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,565 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit37 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,880 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,720 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds276 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds241 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist147 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds119 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds61 (0.5%)
  • Other88 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,865 (58%)
  • Wet or damp4,532 (33%)
  • Frost or ice776 (5.7%)
  • Snow292 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep50 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel16 (0.1%)
  • Mud13 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph89 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph5,561 (41%)
  • 40 mph212 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph165 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph6,436 (48%)
  • 70 mph1,079 (8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,834 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway1,350 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road224 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout110 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Angus

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,577 (62%)
  • Pedestrian2,440 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist1,613 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist1,239 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant695 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)371 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant296 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant120 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant93 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant73 (0.4%)
  • Other52 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5543 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10966 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 151,263 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 203,644 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,264 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,879 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,293 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,730 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 651,353 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 75946 (5.1%)
  • Over 75677 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,650 (57%)
  • Passenger5,481 (30%)
  • Pedestrian2,440 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car15,714 (71%)
  • Motorcycle1,594 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle1,284 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,254 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,214 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle332 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach325 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle150 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car107 (0.5%)
  • Minibus79 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Angus

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Angus

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Angus ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had the 78th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
78th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
271stSouth Ayrshire13,60719,0393343,525
272ndNorth East Derbyshire13,58519,7952682,562
273rdFenland13,56618,8843302,736
274thAngus (this area)13,54418,5714504,330
275thLincoln13,54216,7271242,099
276thWyre Forest13,50818,1522752,598
277thSouth Holland13,49618,9773592,563

Accident hotspots in Angus

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Angus, with 314 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus from 1979 to 2025: 1,878, including 82 fatal and 596 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA921,8782,71382596
2ndA908021,24346233
3rdA946641,10256286
4thA93362992533212
5thA93058772410183
6thA93539654114136
7thA92638253218124
8thA9323604658101
9thA92935658319141
10thA9232593591159
11thB9128250316961
12thB961227326877
13thB966200285370
14thA928191296854
15thB954175270380
16thB978166271556
17thA9371582281156
18thB9113154230946
19thB9127124163546
20thB9134121164353

Towns in Angus

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus from 1979 to 2025: 1,701.

Postcode districts in Angus

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus from 1979 to 2025: 3,696.

Latest crashes in Angus

Of the latest 24 crashes in Angus, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 17 December 2025.

Severity