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Angus road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1984, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (396), and casualties rose from 519.

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

Collisions in 1984
391
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
550
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1984

3.8% of collisions in Angus in 1984 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious13635%
  • Slight24061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal244.4%
  • Serious16630%
  • Slight36065%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 391, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (17%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.9%)
  • February14 (3.6%)
  • March23 (5.9%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September31 (7.9%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December28 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (68%)
  • Wet or damp88 (23%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.6%)
  • Snow11 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph184 (47%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph194 (50%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (15%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)
  • Cyclist64 (12%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1558 (11%)
  • 16 to 20143 (26%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (12%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (56%)
  • Passenger166 (30%)
  • Pedestrian75 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (59%)
  • Motorcycle82 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1984.

Collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1984

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1984: 71, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9271108320
2ndA943250315
3rdA929173235
4thA930172316
5thA932131301
6thA933132014
7thA923122206
8thA92691601
9thA93571002
10thA9286700
11thB91136612
12thB90955503
13thB9665702
14thB9784703
15thB9543302
16thB9613402
17thA9342200
18thA9372510
19thB9572402
20thA9271200

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1984

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1984: 58.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1984

DD11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1984: 103.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years