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Angus road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2015
144
Up 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
172
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2015

4.9% of collisions in Angus in 2015 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.9%
  • Serious3323%
  • Slight10472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.1%
  • Serious3722%
  • Slight12874%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 144, up 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 144
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (19%)
  • Tuesday25 (17%)
  • Wednesday14 (9.7%)
  • Thursday11 (7.6%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (19%)
  • Sunday13 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.6%)
  • February10 (6.9%)
  • March13 (9%)
  • April12 (8.3%)
  • May17 (12%)
  • June14 (9.7%)
  • July13 (9%)
  • August17 (12%)
  • September14 (9.7%)
  • October8 (5.6%)
  • November9 (6.3%)
  • December6 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (68%)
  • Wet or damp40 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph53 (37%)
  • 60 mph72 (50%)
  • 70 mph15 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (60%)
  • Pedestrian26 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (4.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2032 (19%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7%)
  • 26 to 3528 (16%)
  • 36 to 4521 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (14%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.2%)
  • Over 7510 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (66%)
  • Passenger33 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (73%)
  • Motorcycle19 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 2015.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2015

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 2015: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92202505
2ndA90141531
3rdA93371101
4thA9325612
5thB9545804
6thB9665501
7thA9304502
8thA9354401
9thB91284401
10thA9373300
11thB90953301
12thB91133401
13thB91272200
14thB91342200
15thB9552200
16thB9572201
17thB9612301
18thA9261100
19thA9281100
20thA9341100

Latest crashes in Angus in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years