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Angus road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 120 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2021, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2020 (125), and casualties fell from 188.

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

Collisions in 2021
120
Down 4% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
155
Down 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2021

2.5% of collisions in Angus in 2021 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious4840%
  • Slight6957%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious5133%
  • Slight10165%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 120, down 4% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 120
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (22%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (13%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.3%)
  • February7 (5.8%)
  • March5 (4.2%)
  • April15 (13%)
  • May11 (9.2%)
  • June7 (5.8%)
  • July11 (9.2%)
  • August8 (6.7%)
  • September8 (6.7%)
  • October9 (7.5%)
  • November11 (9.2%)
  • December18 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (53%)
  • Wet or damp47 (39%)
  • Snow5 (4.2%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph29 (24%)
  • 40 mph6 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph55 (46%)
  • 70 mph21 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (17%)
  • 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 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (13%)
  • 26 to 3522 (14%)
  • 36 to 4524 (15%)
  • 46 to 5522 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (14%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (72%)
  • Passenger32 (21%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car158 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2021.

Collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2021

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2021, with 5 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2021

The A90 had the most collisions in Angus in 2021: 18, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90182904
2ndA92111506
3rdA93371306
4thA945503
5thA9324503
6thB91274712
7thA9263402
8thA9303301
9thA9343301
10thA9373402
11thB9543302
12thB9783400
13thA9352200
14thB91132202
15thB91282200
16thB9612202
17thA9231100
18thB91341101
19thB9621100
20thB9641200

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2021

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2021: 13.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2021

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2021: 39.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2021, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years