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Angus road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2016, and 149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2015 (144), and casualties fell from 172.

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

Collisions in 2016
111
Down 23% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
149
Down 13% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2016

5.4% of collisions in Angus in 2016 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.4%
  • Serious3128%
  • Slight7467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64%
  • Serious3826%
  • Slight10570%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 111, down 23% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 111
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (16%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday18 (16%)
  • Thursday13 (12%)
  • Friday15 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (25%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.3%)
  • February16 (14%)
  • March9 (8.1%)
  • April7 (6.3%)
  • May9 (8.1%)
  • June13 (12%)
  • July7 (6.3%)
  • August7 (6.3%)
  • September7 (6.3%)
  • October7 (6.3%)
  • November7 (6.3%)
  • December15 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (59%)
  • Wet or damp43 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (41%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph47 (42%)
  • 70 mph16 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (14%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist6 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2014 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3525 (17%)
  • 36 to 4521 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (17%)
  • 56 to 6518 (12%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.7%)
  • Over 758 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider98 (66%)
  • Passenger37 (25%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car133 (73%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 and the 8 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 (8)

How Angus ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2016.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2016

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2016, with 7 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2016

The A90 had the most collisions in Angus in 2016: 14, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90142218
2ndA92132212
3rdA9305601
4thB91275502
5thA9324500
6thA9334701
7thA9263401
8thA9373310
9thA943300
10thA9232301
11thA9282202
12thB91342200
13thB9622202
14thB9652201
15thB9662200
16thA9351301
17thB90951110
18thB91131400
19thB91281200
20thB9511101

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2016

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2016: 12.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2016

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2016: 31.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2016.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years