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Angus road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2008, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007, and casualties fell from 386.

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

Collisions in 2008
282
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
357
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
12
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2008

4.3% of collisions in Angus in 2008 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.3%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight21175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.6%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight27978%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 282, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 282
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (9.6%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.9%)
  • February25 (8.9%)
  • March26 (9.2%)
  • April12 (4.3%)
  • May24 (8.5%)
  • June20 (7.1%)
  • July19 (6.7%)
  • August17 (6%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October23 (8.2%)
  • November35 (12%)
  • December24 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (55%)
  • Wet or damp105 (37%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph102 (36%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph140 (50%)
  • 70 mph32 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (75%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2067 (19%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3552 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.8%)
  • Over 7517 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (65%)
  • Passenger85 (24%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2008.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2008

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2008, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2008

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 2008: 39, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA923958113
2ndA90253526
3rdA933161705
4thA926111310
5thB9128101422
6thA93291400
7thA93491105
8thB9788814
9thA9377702
10thB9547804
11thA92361001
12thA9356600
13thB91136910
14thB91345502
15thA9304711
16thB9664500
17thB9613300
18thA9282300
19thA942201
20thB91272200

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2008

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2008: 31.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2008

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2008: 88.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2008, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years