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Angus road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1982, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1981 (425), and casualties rose from 584.

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

Collisions in 1982
513
Up 21% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
704
Up 21% on 1981
Fatal collisions
25
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1982

4.9% of collisions in Angus in 1982 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal254.9%
  • Serious20941%
  • Slight27954%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal273.8%
  • Serious28941%
  • Slight38855%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 513, up 21% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (11%)
  • Thursday60 (12%)
  • Friday96 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (17%)
  • Sunday71 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (12%)
  • February48 (9.4%)
  • March33 (6.4%)
  • April30 (5.8%)
  • May38 (7.4%)
  • June39 (7.6%)
  • July29 (5.7%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September41 (8%)
  • October50 (9.7%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December35 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (57%)
  • Wet or damp155 (30%)
  • Frost or ice51 (9.9%)
  • Snow10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph238 (46%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph261 (51%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway484 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (16%)
  • Pedestrian103 (15%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant36 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20176 (25%)
  • 21 to 25113 (16%)
  • 26 to 35113 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5541 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (53%)
  • Passenger226 (32%)
  • Pedestrian103 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (62%)
  • Motorcycle106 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1982.

Collisions
186th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1982

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1982: 68, including 5 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA926887526
2ndA945394422
3rdA9333247413
4thA9303139111
5thA9293042411
6thA932131505
7thA935131708
8thA923121304
9thA92681414
10thB96681304
11thA9726904
12thB911361304
13thB9616702
14thA854511
15thA9274821
16thA9284501
17thA9374402
18thB91274612
19thB9574503
20thB90953300

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1982

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1982: 57.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1982

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1982: 120.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1982, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years