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Angus road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1986, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (395), and casualties fell from 550.

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

Collisions in 1986
391
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
529
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1986

3.1% of collisions in Angus in 1986 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious15540%
  • Slight22457%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious19036%
  • Slight32662%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 391, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (18%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.6%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March40 (10%)
  • April23 (5.9%)
  • May29 (7.4%)
  • June26 (6.6%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August28 (7.2%)
  • September36 (9.2%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December34 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (56%)
  • Wet or damp123 (31%)
  • Frost or ice34 (8.7%)
  • Snow14 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (43%)
  • 40 mph4 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph202 (52%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (16%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20128 (24%)
  • 21 to 2592 (17%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (55%)
  • Passenger157 (30%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (64%)
  • Motorcycle81 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1986.

Collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1986

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1986: 58, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA925880222
2ndA943766517
3rdA9292432111
4thA9302326010
5thA923162906
6thA933152306
7thA932132003
8thA935121905
9thB957101003
10thA92671101
11thA9287812
12thA93771003
13thB91287803
14thB90955502
15thB91135803
16thB91345605
17thB95451002
18thB9665602
19thB9614402
20thB9553310

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1986

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1986: 41.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1986

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1986: 112.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1986, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years