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Angus road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 125 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2020, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 2019 (93), and casualties rose from 125.

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

Collisions in 2020
125
Up 34% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
188
Up 50% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2020

2.4% of collisions in Angus in 2020 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious3931%
  • Slight8366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4826%
  • Slight13773%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 125, up 34% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 125
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday23 (18%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February8 (6.4%)
  • March10 (8%)
  • April3 (2.4%)
  • May7 (5.6%)
  • June12 (9.6%)
  • July11 (8.8%)
  • August16 (13%)
  • September13 (10%)
  • October11 (8.8%)
  • November9 (7.2%)
  • December11 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (61%)
  • Wet or damp44 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (4%)
  • 30 mph44 (35%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph60 (48%)
  • 70 mph13 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (12%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (58%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2035 (19%)
  • 21 to 2527 (14%)
  • 26 to 3534 (18%)
  • 36 to 4526 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (16%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (61%)
  • Passenger60 (32%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car144 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2020.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2020

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area and Forfar and District, Angus, DD8 2EL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Angus in 2020, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2020

The A92 had the most collisions in Angus in 2020: 16, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92162417
2ndA933101101
3rdA92691103
4thA907904
5thA9307811
6thA9236701
7thA93261001
8thA92852710
9thA9355701
10thB91285701
11thB90954500
12thA9373302
13thB9543602
14thB9573401
15thA9342200
16thA942300
17thB9782500
18thB91271201
19thB9551101
20thB9611101

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2020

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2020: 13.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2020

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2020: 33.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years