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Angus road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1981, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (441), and casualties fell from 630.

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

Collisions in 1981
425
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
584
Down 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1981

2.4% of collisions in Angus in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious16539%
  • Slight25059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious21236%
  • Slight36162%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 425, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.9%)
  • February41 (9.6%)
  • March41 (9.6%)
  • April32 (7.5%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June28 (6.6%)
  • July29 (6.8%)
  • August38 (8.9%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October39 (9.2%)
  • November39 (9.2%)
  • December38 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (61%)
  • Wet or damp110 (26%)
  • Frost or ice35 (8.2%)
  • Snow18 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (45%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph229 (54%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (49%)
  • Pedestrian95 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (16%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20157 (27%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (55%)
  • Passenger167 (29%)
  • Pedestrian95 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (62%)
  • Motorcycle87 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1981.

Collisions
236th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1981

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1981: 73, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9273108024
2ndA944465319
3rdA930222817
4thA929203608
5thA933172727
6thA937121816
7thB966111105
8thA926101316
9thA935101406
10thA93281003
11thB96161103
12thA9275801
13thB91135512
14thB9555804
15thB9785802
16thA9233401
17thA9283500
18thB91343301
19thB9513502
20thB9573602

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1981

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1981: 59.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1981

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1981: 109.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years