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Angus road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2018, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2017 (137), and casualties fell from 191.

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

Collisions in 2018
126
Down 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
156
Down 18% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2018

1.6% of collisions in Angus in 2018 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious3729%
  • Slight8769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3925%
  • Slight11574%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 126, down 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 126
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday15 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.5%)
  • February9 (7.1%)
  • March12 (9.5%)
  • April5 (4%)
  • May10 (7.9%)
  • June8 (6.3%)
  • July11 (8.7%)
  • August13 (10%)
  • September12 (9.5%)
  • October19 (15%)
  • November8 (6.3%)
  • December7 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (63%)
  • Wet or damp36 (29%)
  • Snow5 (4%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph42 (33%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph67 (53%)
  • 70 mph9 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (68%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2027 (17%)
  • 21 to 2516 (10%)
  • 26 to 3522 (14%)
  • 36 to 4512 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5518 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.4%)
  • Over 7519 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (64%)
  • Passenger41 (26%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car161 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How Angus ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2018.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2018

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2018, with 13 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2018

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 2018: 21, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92212315
2ndA9091103
3rdB912891201
4thA93381002
5thA9305503
6thA945912
7thA9324501
8thA9374501
9thB9614401
10thA9353302
11thB90953303
12thB9663400
13thA9232201
14thA9282300
15thB91132301
16thB9572300
17thB9622301
18thB9652201
19thB9782300
20thA9261100

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2018

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2018: 17.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2018

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2018: 40.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years