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Angus road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 89 road traffic collisions in Angus in 2024, and 130 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2023 (102), and casualties fell from 150.

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

Collisions in 2024
89
Down 13% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
130
Down 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Angus in 2024

1.1% of collisions in Angus in 2024 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.3% and 32% in Angus from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious3236%
  • Slight5663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3628%
  • Slight9372%

Angus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Angus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 89, down 13% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 89
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (17%)
  • Tuesday11 (12%)
  • Wednesday13 (15%)
  • Thursday7 (7.9%)
  • Friday17 (19%)
  • Saturday14 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (31%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7.9%)
  • February5 (5.6%)
  • March4 (4.5%)
  • April2 (2.2%)
  • May11 (12%)
  • June4 (4.5%)
  • July7 (7.9%)
  • August11 (12%)
  • September9 (10%)
  • October8 (9%)
  • November8 (9%)
  • December13 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry56 (63%)
  • Wet or damp32 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (12%)
  • 30 mph19 (21%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph42 (47%)
  • 70 mph14 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Angus in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (72%)
  • Van occupant12 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian9 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2016 (12%)
  • 21 to 252 (1.5%)
  • 26 to 3520 (15%)
  • 36 to 4523 (18%)
  • 46 to 5518 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (15%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7.7%)
  • Over 7510 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (67%)
  • Passenger34 (26%)
  • Pedestrian9 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car116 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (13%)
  • Motorcycle8 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Angus in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 and the 8 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 (8)

How Angus ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Angus had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 2024.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Angus in 2024

Arbroath East and Lunan, Angus, DD11 1RP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Angus in 2024, with 6 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Angus with the most crashes in 2024

The A90 had the most collisions in Angus in 2024: 14, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Angus, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90142006
2ndA93581503
3rdA926903
4thA9334800
5thA9263303
6thA9283301
7thA9323701
8thB9573401
9thB9613400
10thA9232400
11thB91342201
12thB9542601
13thB9622400
14thA941100
15thB91131100
16thB91271101
17thB91281100
18thB9641201
19thB9651101
20thB9781200

Towns in Angus: crashes in 2024

Arbroath had the most collisions of any town in Angus in 2024: 9.

Postcode districts in Angus: crashes in 2024

DD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Angus in 2024: 29.

Latest crashes in Angus in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Angus in 2024, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Angus road accidents in other years