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Angus road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2005, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (315), and casualties fell from 455.

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

Collisions in 2005
306
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
422
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2005

2.3% of collisions in Angus in 2005 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight22975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight33579%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 306, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.8%)
  • February23 (7.5%)
  • March21 (6.9%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May24 (7.8%)
  • June19 (6.2%)
  • July30 (9.8%)
  • August37 (12%)
  • September30 (9.8%)
  • October19 (6.2%)
  • November24 (7.8%)
  • December28 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (54%)
  • Wet or damp123 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph111 (36%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph143 (47%)
  • 70 mph36 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (76%)
  • Pedestrian44 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (21%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (59%)
  • Passenger130 (31%)
  • Pedestrian44 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2005.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2005

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2005, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2005

The A90 had the most collisions in Angus in 2005: 37, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA903755110
2ndA92293515
3rdA933172915
4thA930141603
5thA926122102
6thB961111813
7thA9239910
8thA93291301
9thA9358902
10thB97881302
11thB95471703
12thB911361102
13thB912761104
14thB91286710
15thB9555802
16thB9665902
17thA9283402
18thA9343301
19thB91343302
20thA942301

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2005

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2005: 38.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2005

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2005: 80.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years