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Angus road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2014, and 183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2013 (178), and casualties fell from 229.

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

Collisions in 2014
142
Down 20% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
183
Down 20% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2014

4.2% of collisions in Angus in 2014 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.2%
  • Serious3223%
  • Slight10473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious3720%
  • Slight14077%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 142, down 20% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 142
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (16%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday28 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (18%)
  • Sunday12 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.5%)
  • February11 (7.7%)
  • March14 (9.9%)
  • April11 (7.7%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June12 (8.5%)
  • July16 (11%)
  • August18 (13%)
  • September7 (4.9%)
  • October11 (7.7%)
  • November8 (5.6%)
  • December6 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (63%)
  • Wet or damp48 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (42%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph58 (41%)
  • 70 mph20 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (65%)
  • Pedestrian23 (13%)
  • Cyclist11 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2023 (13%)
  • 21 to 2514 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3525 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (16%)
  • 46 to 5523 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.5%)
  • Over 7510 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (62%)
  • Passenger47 (26%)
  • Pedestrian23 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2014.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2014

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2014, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2014

The A90 had the most collisions in Angus in 2014: 19, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90192325
2ndA92141704
3rdA9358901
4thB91286801
5thA9265811
6thA9335710
7thB9665501
8thA9234700
9thA944502
10thA9323500
11thA9373401
12thB91133500
13thB9573501
14thA9282200
15thA9302201
16thB9542211
17thB9612300
18thA9341100
19thB91271100
20thB9781100

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2014

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2014: 16.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2014

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2014: 44.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2014.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years