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Angus road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2012, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2011 (220), and casualties fell from 290.

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

Collisions in 2012
201
Down 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
263
Down 9% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2012

2.5% of collisions in Angus in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight15678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious4517%
  • Slight21381%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 201, down 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 201
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday35 (17%)
  • Thursday18 (9%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7%)
  • February22 (11%)
  • March15 (7.5%)
  • April18 (9%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June19 (9.5%)
  • July10 (5%)
  • August15 (7.5%)
  • September15 (7.5%)
  • October14 (7%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December19 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (51%)
  • Wet or damp75 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (8.5%)
  • Snow7 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph71 (35%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph90 (45%)
  • 70 mph36 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (18%)
  • Roundabout6 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (68%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2046 (17%)
  • 21 to 2514 (5.3%)
  • 26 to 3541 (16%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (18%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8%)
  • Over 7516 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (61%)
  • Passenger77 (29%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 and the 9 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 (9)

How Angus ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2012.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2012

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area and Montrose and District, Angus, DD10 8RD area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Angus in 2012, with 13 collisions each.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2012

The A90 had the most collisions in Angus in 2012: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90344207
2ndA92263305
3rdA93391211
4thA92381012
5thA9327800
6thA93572004
7thB91286602
8thB90955500
9thB9785901
10thA9303302
11thB91133300
12thB9543300
13thB9653501
14thB9663501
15thA9342202
16thB91342300
17thA9261101
18thA9281100
19thA941100
20thB91271200

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2012

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2012: 22.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2012

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2012: 55.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2012, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years