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Angus road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2017, and 191 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2016 (111), and casualties rose from 149.

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

Collisions in 2017
137
Up 23% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
191
Up 28% on 2016
Fatal collisions
9
6.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2017

6.6% of collisions in Angus in 2017 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal96.6%
  • Serious3324%
  • Slight9569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal105.2%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight13872%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 137, up 23% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 137
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday10 (7.3%)
  • Thursday23 (17%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.8%)
  • February17 (12%)
  • March11 (8%)
  • April15 (11%)
  • May17 (12%)
  • June8 (5.8%)
  • July8 (5.8%)
  • August10 (7.3%)
  • September5 (3.6%)
  • October10 (7.3%)
  • November14 (10%)
  • December10 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (69%)
  • Wet or damp36 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph57 (42%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph51 (37%)
  • 70 mph20 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (71%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2030 (16%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3528 (15%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (14%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (66%)
  • Passenger47 (25%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car175 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2017.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2017

Forfar and District, Angus, DD8 2EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2017, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2017

The A90 had the most collisions in Angus in 2017: 19, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90193117
2ndA92101812
3rdA9308911
4thA9267902
5thA9326801
6thA9235611
7thA9355713
8thA9334500
9thA93741021
10thB91134811
11thB91284502
12thA9283300
13thB9543602
14thA942300
15thB9572302
16thB9662301
17thA9341400
18thB91271100
19thB9611101
20thB9621100

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2017

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2017: 13.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2017

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2017: 41.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2017, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2017.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years