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Angus road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2002, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2001 (316), and casualties rose from 405.

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

Collisions in 2002
364
Up 15% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
503
Up 24% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2002

1.6% of collisions in Angus in 2002 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7922%
  • Slight27977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight40681%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 364, up 15% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.2%)
  • February22 (6%)
  • March28 (7.7%)
  • April31 (8.5%)
  • May30 (8.2%)
  • June35 (9.6%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August29 (8%)
  • September27 (7.4%)
  • October34 (9.3%)
  • November34 (9.3%)
  • December26 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (47%)
  • Wet or damp168 (46%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph137 (38%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph24 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph166 (46%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (64%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1044 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2064 (13%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (59%)
  • Passenger144 (29%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2002.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2002

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2002, with 30 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2002

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 2002: 53, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA925378010
2ndA90355118
3rdA933202323
4thA935192504
5thB9128121510
6thA930111306
7thA92691603
8thA93291002
9thA92381401
10thA92871200
11thB9667903
12thB9787700
13thB90956602
14thB96161213
15thA9375501
16thB91135510
17thB91345701
18thB91274602
19thB9544601
20thB9622200

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2002

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2002: 50.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2002

DD11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2002: 98.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years