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Angus road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1989, and 553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1988 (361), and casualties rose from 517.

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

Collisions in 1989
387
Up 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
553
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
17
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1989

4.4% of collisions in Angus in 1989 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.4%
  • Serious14638%
  • Slight22458%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious19635%
  • Slight33961%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 387, up 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (9.3%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (18%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.5%)
  • February30 (7.8%)
  • March22 (5.7%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July20 (5.2%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September36 (9.3%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November38 (9.8%)
  • December36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (63%)
  • Wet or damp129 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph152 (39%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph195 (50%)
  • 70 mph36 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (61%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20128 (23%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (13%)
  • 36 to 4571 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (52%)
  • Passenger202 (37%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1989.

Collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1989

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1989: 49, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA924984118
2ndA944776422
3rdA930272909
4thA9332339110
5thA926162027
6thA929132924
7thB966101603
8thB91288913
9thA9237903
10thB9617702
11thA9285503
12thB913451210
13thB9785803
14thA9354402
15thB90954403
16thB91274401
17thA9343302
18thA9322301
19thA9372200
20thB91132402

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1989

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1989: 47.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1989

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1989: 110.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1989, 4 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years