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Angus road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1996, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (354), and casualties fell from 521.

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

Collisions in 1996
359
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
490
Down 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1996

1.7% of collisions in Angus in 1996 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious11131%
  • Slight24267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious14429%
  • Slight33969%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 359, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday72 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.4%)
  • February24 (6.7%)
  • March19 (5.3%)
  • April18 (5%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June25 (7%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October23 (6.4%)
  • November35 (9.7%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (59%)
  • Wet or damp110 (31%)
  • Snow21 (5.8%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph139 (39%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph172 (48%)
  • 70 mph41 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (69%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2076 (16%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (20%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.7%)
  • Over 7520 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (55%)
  • Passenger145 (30%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1996.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1996

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1996: 48, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA924874116
2ndA904474216
3rdA930162204
4thA935142005
5thA932101301
6thA92681101
7thB96181502
8thA93371505
9thA9347704
10thB91287701
11thB9547902
12thA9235602
13thB91274512
14thB9664401
15thA9283601
16thA943410
17thB91133302
18thB9553300
19thB9573301
20thB9653402

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1996

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1996: 32.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1996

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1996: 103.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years