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Angus road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 1985
395
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
550
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
16
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1985

4.1% of collisions in Angus in 1985 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.1%
  • Serious16041%
  • Slight21955%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious21138%
  • Slight32259%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 395, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (9.9%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday49 (12%)
  • Saturday80 (20%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.8%)
  • February24 (6.1%)
  • March26 (6.6%)
  • April32 (8.1%)
  • May36 (9.1%)
  • June33 (8.4%)
  • July36 (9.1%)
  • August31 (7.8%)
  • September34 (8.6%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December32 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (60%)
  • Wet or damp123 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.8%)
  • Snow13 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (50%)
  • 40 mph4 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph172 (44%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (56%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20131 (24%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (13%)
  • 36 to 4568 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (56%)
  • Passenger168 (31%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (65%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1985

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1985 in Angus

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Angus ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1985.

Collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1985

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1985: 61, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA926185224
2ndA944175416
3rdA9292746210
4thA9302634010
5thA933182619
6thA926122216
7thA923101303
8thA93591115
9thA9328912
10thB91288811
11thB9546703
12thA9375503
13thB91135602
14thB91345703
15thB9615913
16thB9785512
17thB9664803
18thB9553702
19thB9653300
20thB90952201

Latest crashes in Angus in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1985, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years