Skip to main content
CrashStats

Angus road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1988, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (368), and casualties rose from 514.

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

Collisions in 1988
361
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
517
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1988

2.8% of collisions in Angus in 1988 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious14640%
  • Slight20557%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious19037%
  • Slight31461%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 361, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (11%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (19%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.9%)
  • February30 (8.3%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April34 (9.4%)
  • May29 (8%)
  • June20 (5.5%)
  • July32 (8.9%)
  • August35 (9.7%)
  • September26 (7.2%)
  • October33 (9.1%)
  • November35 (9.7%)
  • December29 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (60%)
  • Wet or damp125 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (47%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph158 (44%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (58%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1552 (10%)
  • 16 to 20112 (22%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (52%)
  • Passenger176 (34%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Angus

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Angus ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1988.

Collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1988

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1988: 59, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA925984223
2ndA943673220
3rdA930242818
4thA929172827
5thA933163119
6thA935141804
7thB912881002
8thB90957702
9thA9376702
10thB96651003
11thA9264702
12thB91344703
13thB9614501
14thA9323302
15thB91133301
16thB9543501
17thB9643302
18thA9232401
19thA92821100
20thB9572201

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1988

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1988: 58.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1988

DD11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1988: 97.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1988, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years