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A937 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 collisions on the A937 from 1979 to 2025, with 356 casualties. Of those crashes, 13 were fatal and 89 serious, and 15 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A937, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
250
2,955th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
356
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
15 people killed
Serious collisions
89
115 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the A937

On the A937, 5.2% of collisions were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal135.2%
  • Serious8936%
  • Slight14859%

Where the A937 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,955th
Most casualties
2,890th
Most fatal collisions
1,413th
Most serious collisions
2,105th

A937 accidents by year

Collisions on the A937 peaked at 12 in 1990 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A937, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202313
202200
202134
202033
201912
201845
2017410
201656
201544
201434
201369
201226
2011814
201077
2009611
20081111
2007619
200633
200536
200444
200311
200255
200123
200057
1999711
1998715
199789
199600
199546
199457
19931115
199299
199188
19901219
198956
19881215
1987810
1986811
19851015
198459
198369
198267
19811218
198033
197966

When crashes happen on the A937

Saturday has the most collisions on the A937 (42), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (68).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday28 (11%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (6%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am37 (15%)
  • 9am to noon24 (9.6%)
  • Noon to 3pm35 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm68 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm39 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight30 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.6%)
  • February19 (7.6%)
  • March23 (9.2%)
  • April16 (6.4%)
  • May16 (6.4%)
  • June19 (7.6%)
  • July21 (8.4%)
  • August20 (8%)
  • September22 (8.8%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December19 (7.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight164 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A937 crashes

On the A937, 67% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 48% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (29%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph167 (67%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Other8 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (48%)
  • Wet or damp104 (42%)
  • Frost or ice24 (9.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A937 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the A937, followed by pedestrians (9.3%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (70%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (26%)
  • 21 to 2555 (15%)
  • 26 to 3566 (19%)
  • 36 to 4535 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (60%)
  • Passenger109 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A937

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A937

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A937 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A937 were recorded in 2 council areas. Angus has the most, with 158, followed by Aberdeenshire (92).

Collisions on the A937 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAngus1582281156
2ndAberdeenshire92128233

A937 crashes by town

Of the 250 collisions on the A937, 31 were in the built-up area of Montrose.

Recent crashes on the A937

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A937, from 21 August 2015 to 13 March 2025.

Severity