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Angus road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2001, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (326), and casualties fell from 455.

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

Collisions in 2001
316
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
405
Down 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
14
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2001

4.4% of collisions in Angus in 2001 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.4%
  • Serious8025%
  • Slight22270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.5%
  • Serious10325%
  • Slight28871%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 316, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.5%)
  • February32 (10%)
  • March22 (7%)
  • April26 (8.2%)
  • May25 (7.9%)
  • June26 (8.2%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September19 (6%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December21 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (47%)
  • Wet or damp130 (41%)
  • Frost or ice27 (8.5%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph127 (40%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph138 (44%)
  • 70 mph30 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (60%)
  • Pedestrian62 (15%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2063 (16%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3573 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (7.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (62%)
  • Passenger90 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Angus

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Angus ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2001.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2001

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2001, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2001

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 2001: 40, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92405348
2ndA903156310
3rdA933202904
4thA923101311
5thA926101205
6thA93091201
7thA93591013
8thB9668903
9thA9327702
10thB912871111
11thB9616601
12thB91275510
13thB91345502
14thB9545502
15thA9284603
16thA944602
17thA9343401
18thB90953300
19thB9783601
20thA9372301

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2001

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2001: 44.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2001

DD11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2001: 90.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years