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Angus road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2010, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2009 (232), and casualties fell from 308.

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

Collisions in 2010
192
Down 17% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
247
Down 20% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2010

3.1% of collisions in Angus in 2010 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious4624%
  • Slight14073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight18776%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 192, down 17% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 192
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (19%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.8%)
  • February16 (8.3%)
  • March22 (11%)
  • April12 (6.3%)
  • May11 (5.7%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July17 (8.9%)
  • August17 (8.9%)
  • September15 (7.8%)
  • October12 (6.3%)
  • November24 (13%)
  • December12 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (54%)
  • Wet or damp67 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (7.8%)
  • Snow7 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph60 (31%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph87 (45%)
  • 70 mph34 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (14%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3540 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (18%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (63%)
  • Passenger64 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (72%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2010.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2010

Forfar and District, Angus, DD8 2EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2010, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2010

The A90 had the most collisions in Angus in 2010: 30, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90304316
2ndA92202606
3rdA93391513
4thA93281001
5thB912881001
6thA9267901
7thA9306701
8thA9355600
9thA945501
10thB91135801
11thB9545600
12thB9614510
13thB9784600
14thA9233301
15thA9282201
16thA9342201
17thA9372201
18thB90952201
19thB91272202
20thB9552201

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2010

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2010: 18.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2010

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2010: 73.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2010, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years