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Angus road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2019, and 125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2018 (126), and casualties fell from 156.

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

Collisions in 2019
93
Down 26% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
125
Down 20% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2019

3.2% of collisions in Angus in 2019 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.2%
  • Serious3841%
  • Slight5256%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious4334%
  • Slight7963%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 93, down 26% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 93
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (17%)
  • Tuesday12 (13%)
  • Wednesday15 (16%)
  • Thursday13 (14%)
  • Friday12 (13%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (9.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (12%)
  • February10 (11%)
  • March10 (11%)
  • April7 (7.5%)
  • May7 (7.5%)
  • June4 (4.3%)
  • July6 (6.5%)
  • August8 (8.6%)
  • September9 (9.7%)
  • October9 (9.7%)
  • November6 (6.5%)
  • December6 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (73%)
  • Wet or damp20 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (4.3%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph35 (38%)
  • 40 mph7 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph32 (34%)
  • 70 mph18 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (24%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (72%)
  • Pedestrian15 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist5 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (12%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3522 (18%)
  • 36 to 4517 (14%)
  • 46 to 5515 (12%)
  • 56 to 6515 (12%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.8%)
  • Over 7511 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (67%)
  • Passenger26 (21%)
  • Pedestrian15 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car124 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle11 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 and the 7 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 (7)

How Angus ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2019.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2019

Forfar and District, Angus, DD8 2EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2019, with 7 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2019

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 2019: 14, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92141603
2ndA90131615
3rdA9334604
4thA9263302
5thA9283702
6thA9303301
7thA943411
8thB91283400
9thA9322300
10thA9352500
11thB91132300
12thB9542201
13thB9552201
14thB9782601
15thA9231100
16thA9341101
17thA9371201
18thB91271100
19thB91341210
20thB9611200

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2019

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2019: 11.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2019

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2019: 29.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2019, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years