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Angus road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2004, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2003 (272), and casualties rose from 353.

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

Collisions in 2004
315
Up 16% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
455
Up 29% on 2003
Fatal collisions
14
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2004

4.4% of collisions in Angus in 2004 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.4%
  • Serious8527%
  • Slight21669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious12026%
  • Slight31970%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 315, up 16% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday68 (22%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.3%)
  • February21 (6.7%)
  • March24 (7.6%)
  • April15 (4.8%)
  • May24 (7.6%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July20 (6.3%)
  • August38 (12%)
  • September39 (12%)
  • October20 (6.3%)
  • November27 (8.6%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (54%)
  • Wet or damp119 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.9%)
  • Mud3 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (37%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph150 (48%)
  • 70 mph40 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (71%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2075 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (15%)
  • 36 to 4584 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (61%)
  • Passenger134 (29%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2004.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2004

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area and Forfar and District, Angus, DD8 2EL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Angus in 2004, with 13 collisions each.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2004

The A90 had the most collisions in Angus in 2004: 44, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA904481317
2ndA924162311
3rdA932151902
4thA930142414
5thA926131702
6thA933101522
7thA92381521
8thA93581211
9thB90957800
10thB91287803
11thB911361103
12thB91346903
13thB96161001
14thB9666602
15thA9345503
16thB9785701
17thA9284601
18thB91274601
19thB9554503
20thA943501

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2004

Forfar had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2004: 26.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2004

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2004: 102.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2004, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years