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Angus road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2006, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2005 (306), and casualties fell from 422.

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

Collisions in 2006
278
Down 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
374
Down 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
10
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2006

3.6% of collisions in Angus in 2006 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious6624%
  • Slight20273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious7921%
  • Slight28476%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 278, down 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (9.4%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (18%)
  • Sunday44 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.8%)
  • February26 (9.4%)
  • March22 (7.9%)
  • April14 (5%)
  • May22 (7.9%)
  • June19 (6.8%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August24 (8.6%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October25 (9%)
  • November15 (5.4%)
  • December33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (59%)
  • Wet or damp94 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (6.5%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (43%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph125 (45%)
  • 70 mph29 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (11%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (72%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (14%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3559 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (18%)
  • 46 to 5539 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (59%)
  • Passenger112 (30%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Angus ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2006.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2006

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2006, with 13 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2006

The A90 had the most collisions in Angus in 2006: 27, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90274627
2ndA92222722
3rdA933182306
4thA926131612
5thA930121505
6thA935111322
7thA923101312
8thA93291504
9thB912891101
10thB95471102
11thA9286902
12thB91135701
13thB90954401
14thB91273401
15thB9553400
16thB9613500
17thB9663301
18thA9372200
19thB9782300
20thA9291100

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2006

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2006: 34.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2006

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2006: 72.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2006, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years