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Angus road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1987, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (391), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 1987
368
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
514
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1987

3.5% of collisions in Angus in 1987 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.5%
  • Serious15041%
  • Slight20556%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious20339%
  • Slight29658%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 368, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.2%)
  • February16 (4.3%)
  • March29 (7.9%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May33 (9%)
  • June18 (4.9%)
  • July35 (9.5%)
  • August51 (14%)
  • September36 (9.8%)
  • October28 (7.6%)
  • November34 (9.2%)
  • December34 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (62%)
  • Wet or damp113 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (48%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph168 (46%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (13%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20132 (26%)
  • 21 to 2581 (16%)
  • 26 to 3564 (12%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7521 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (55%)
  • Passenger175 (34%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (67%)
  • Motorcycle65 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1987

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1987 in Angus

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Angus ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 1987.

Collisions
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1987

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1987: 61, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA926191227
2ndA930293509
3rdA942954315
4thA9292647112
5thA933111405
6thA93291014
7thA93591214
8thA92381201
9thA92681205
10thB9668804
11thB90956603
12thB91136603
13thA9375603
14thB9544401
15thB91283401
16thB9613301
17thA9282510
18thB91342200
19thB9552201
20thB9572210

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1987

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1987: 52.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1987

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1987: 103.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1987, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years