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Angus road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1997, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (359), and casualties rose from 490.

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

Collisions in 1997
376
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
529
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1997

2.4% of collisions in Angus in 1997 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious11230%
  • Slight25568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious14026%
  • Slight37972%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 376, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (17%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March30 (8%)
  • April25 (6.6%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July23 (6.1%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November33 (8.8%)
  • December31 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (60%)
  • Wet or damp139 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (43%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph169 (45%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (70%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20102 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (58%)
  • Passenger154 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1997.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1997

The A90 and A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1997, with 43 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA904374119
2ndA924366014
3rdA933233919
4thA930111201
5thA926101224
6thA92381303
7thA9358802
8thB91286902
9thB96161302
10thA9345501
11thA9284401
12thA9324601
13thB9544702
14thB9784401
15thA943501
16thB91123721
17thA9372310
18thB9572401
19thB9622300
20thB9662201

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1997

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1997: 55.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1997

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1997: 102.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years