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Angus road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Angus in 1998, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (376), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 1998
368
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
507
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 1998

0.8% of collisions in Angus in 1998 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious11130%
  • Slight25469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious14428%
  • Slight36071%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 368, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.2%)
  • February28 (7.6%)
  • March20 (5.4%)
  • April18 (4.9%)
  • May36 (9.8%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July28 (7.6%)
  • August31 (8.4%)
  • September34 (9.2%)
  • October31 (8.4%)
  • November33 (9%)
  • December35 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (15%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (55%)
  • Wet or damp136 (37%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (40%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph182 (49%)
  • 70 mph34 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (68%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2087 (17%)
  • 21 to 2550 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (57%)
  • Passenger146 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1998.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 1998

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 1998: 52, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA925278114
2ndA903661112
3rdA933161703
4thA935141603
5thA926132104
6thA93091102
7thA93291104
8thB96191405
9thB95471004
10thA9286803
11thB91286700
12thB9786804
13thA93751304
14thA9234500
15thB91344501
16thA9293501
17thA9343400
18thB91133700
19thB9653501
20thA942301

Towns in Angus: crashes in 1998

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 1998: 50.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 1998

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 1998: 104.

Latest crashes in Angus in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 1998, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years