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Angus road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1980, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1979 (474), and casualties fell from 642.

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

Collisions in 1980
441
Down 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
630
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
19
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1980

4.3% of collisions in Angus in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194.3%
  • Serious18642%
  • Slight23654%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.5%
  • Serious25040%
  • Slight35857%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 441, down 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (9.8%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (20%)
  • Sunday67 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7%)
  • February35 (7.9%)
  • March36 (8.2%)
  • April30 (6.8%)
  • May31 (7%)
  • June37 (8.4%)
  • July35 (7.9%)
  • August40 (9.1%)
  • September38 (8.6%)
  • October36 (8.2%)
  • November39 (8.8%)
  • December53 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (53%)
  • Wet or damp144 (33%)
  • Frost or ice37 (8.4%)
  • Snow22 (5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (45%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph237 (54%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (53%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (15%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20168 (27%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 3588 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (52%)
  • Passenger199 (32%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (64%)
  • Motorcycle96 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1980.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1980

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1980: 80, including 10 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92801361034
2ndA944467124
3rdA9302526013
4thA9292333210
5thA9332336211
6thA935131607
7thA926111417
8thA93291402
9thA9287803
10thB90957802
11thA92761004
12thB91346802
13thB9665800
14thB97851605
15thB91284402
16thB9514401
17thB9614902
18thA9233301
19thA9373301
20thB9573503

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1980

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1980: 68.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1980

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1980: 116.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years