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Angus road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1979, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,544 collisions in Angus.

Collisions in 1979
474
Casualties in 1979
642
Fatal collisions
17
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1979

3.6% of collisions in Angus in 1979 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.6%
  • Serious18739%
  • Slight27057%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious24839%
  • Slight37659%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 474.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.9%)
  • February37 (7.8%)
  • March41 (8.6%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May40 (8.4%)
  • June45 (9.5%)
  • July36 (7.6%)
  • August45 (9.5%)
  • September38 (8%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November37 (7.8%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (57%)
  • Wet or damp146 (31%)
  • Frost or ice31 (6.5%)
  • Snow23 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (47%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph245 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (53%)
  • Pedestrian101 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (13%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1049 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20143 (22%)
  • 21 to 2585 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (53%)
  • Passenger203 (32%)
  • Pedestrian101 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (64%)
  • Motorcycle86 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Angus

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Angus ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1979.

Collisions
211th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1979

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1979: 96, including 9 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9296134939
2ndA944161124
3rdA933264227
4thA929213808
5thA930202319
6thA9351722011
7thA926101111
8thA932101105
9thB96191005
10thA9237901
11thA9277702
12thA92871703
13thB9667902
14thB90955502
15thB91275502
16thB91345803
17thB9785503
18thA93441001
19thA9374401
20thB91133300

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1979

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1979: 65.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1979

DD11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1979: 122.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years