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DD7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
1,125
2,153rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,521
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
30 people killed
Serious collisions
359
441 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DD7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal262.3%
  • Serious35932%
  • Slight74066%

What the data shows

  • DD7 had 65 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 137 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in DD7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 293 children under 16 were killed or injured in DD7, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in DD7.

Where DD7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,153rd
Most casualties
2,160th
Most fatal collisions
1,970th
Most serious collisions
1,878th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (14%)
  • Tuesday164 (15%)
  • Wednesday130 (12%)
  • Thursday153 (14%)
  • Friday200 (18%)
  • Saturday172 (15%)
  • Sunday146 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight807 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting175 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,090 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph556 (49%)
  • 40 mph35 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph28 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph481 (43%)
  • 70 mph20 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds917 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant912 (60%)
  • Pedestrian201 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist142 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant61 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DD7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DD7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DD7 peaked at 45 in 1986; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
202411
202356
202267
202199
20201214
201956
2018911
201777
201646
2015910
201467
20131012
20121010
20111420
20101112
20092024
20081315
20072022
20062433
20052739
20042640
20032734
20023653
20012130
20003446
19993151
19983544
19973858
19963341
19953763
19942333
19933148
19922934
19914352
19903951
19893858
19883547
19873654
19864550
19854058
19843645
19833748
19823745
19813643
19803865
19793551

Map of recent crashes in DD7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DD7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DD7

The 24 most recent collisions in DD7 happened between 16 October 2021 and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DD7

The A930 has the most collisions in DD7, 381 of 1,125 (34%), followed by the A92 (264).

Collisions in DD7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9303814757125
2ndA9226443612101
3rdB91283545110

Council area for DD7

DD7 is in Angus, where police recorded 13,544 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DD7 accounts for 8.3% of them.

Town in DD7

Of the 1,125 collisions in DD7, 509 (45%) were in Carnoustie.