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Angus road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1990, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1989 (387), and casualties rose from 553.

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

Collisions in 1990
451
Up 17% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
628
Up 14% on 1989
Fatal collisions
22
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1990

4.9% of collisions in Angus in 1990 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.9%
  • Serious16937%
  • Slight26058%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.8%
  • Serious20833%
  • Slight39663%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 451, up 17% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (18%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.2%)
  • February31 (6.9%)
  • March33 (7.3%)
  • April40 (8.9%)
  • May43 (9.5%)
  • June29 (6.4%)
  • July36 (8%)
  • August42 (9.3%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October43 (9.5%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December32 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (4.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (62%)
  • Wet or damp148 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph204 (45%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph205 (45%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (61%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (4%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20172 (27%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (51%)
  • Passenger224 (36%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (70%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1990.

Collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1990

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1990: 51, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA925166219
2ndA943768914
3rdA930313709
4thA9292137111
5thA933152607
6thA935152216
7thA926122115
8thA932112005
9thA923101203
10thB912891203
11thB96191103
12thA93771211
13thB90957712
14thA9286810
15thB9546813
16thB97861003
17thA9345502
18thB9655501
19thB91134911
20thB91274703

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1990

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1990: 61.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1990

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1990: 119.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1990, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years