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Angus road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2009, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2008 (282), and casualties fell from 357.

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

Collisions in 2009
232
Down 18% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
308
Down 14% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2009

3% of collisions in Angus in 2009 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious4921%
  • Slight17676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight24178%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 232, down 18% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 232
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.6%)
  • February32 (14%)
  • March14 (6%)
  • April19 (8.2%)
  • May18 (7.8%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July17 (7.3%)
  • August12 (5.2%)
  • September20 (8.6%)
  • October18 (7.8%)
  • November21 (9.1%)
  • December17 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (62%)
  • Wet or damp65 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (6.5%)
  • Snow7 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (41%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph102 (44%)
  • 70 mph30 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (68%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2066 (21%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3542 (14%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.8%)
  • Over 7518 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (59%)
  • Passenger86 (28%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (75%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2009.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2009

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2009, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2009

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 2009: 28, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92283419
2ndA90274614
3rdA932111203
4thA93081011
5thA9287703
6thA9236901
7thB91286813
8thA93351010
9thA9355911
10thB9615801
11thB9544701
12thB9664401
13thB9784702
14thA9263301
15thB91133300
16thB91273300
17thB9573300
18thA9372400
19thB90952200
20thB91342500

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2009

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2009: 27.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2009

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2009: 74.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2009, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years