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Arbroath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,701 road traffic collisions in Arbroath, Angus, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,959 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 452 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,701
511th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,959
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
25 people killed
Serious collisions
452
471 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Arbroath

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious45227%
  • Slight1,22572%

What the data shows

  • Arbroath had 122 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 243 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Arbroath were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 535 children under 16 were killed or injured in Arbroath, 27% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Arbroath.

Where Arbroath ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
511th
Most casualties
550th
Most fatal collisions
413th
Most serious collisions
363rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday239 (14%)
  • Tuesday238 (14%)
  • Wednesday246 (14%)
  • Thursday260 (15%)
  • Friday304 (18%)
  • Saturday243 (14%)
  • Sunday171 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,233 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit425 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,434 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,598 (94%)
  • 40 mph26 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph60 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,459 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian712 (36%)
  • Car occupant613 (31%)
  • Cyclist320 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist213 (11%)
  • Van occupant40 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Arbroath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Arbroath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Arbroath peaked at 71 in 1994; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251215
2024911
20231314
2022910
20211322
20201316
20191111
20181719
20171319
20161215
20151414
20141619
20132328
20122224
20112638
20101823
20092730
20083134
20073241
20063439
20053839
20042223
20033541
20025058
20014450
20004053
19993950
19985056
19975559
19963238
19954854
19947175
19934648
19924958
19914859
19906174
19894748
19885864
19875257
19864146
19855458
19845864
19834958
19825761
19815968
19806886
19796572

Map of recent crashes in Arbroath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Arbroath

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Arbroath

The 24 most recent collisions in Arbroath happened between 28 October 2023 and 14 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Arbroath

The A92 has the most collisions in Arbroath, 328 of 1,701 (19%), followed by the A933 (172).

Collisions in Arbroath on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92328405693
2ndA933172208540
3rdB9095116130231
4thB91273237012
5thB964222909

Council area for Arbroath

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

Postcode district for Arbroath

All 1,701 collisions in Arbroath were in the DD11 postcode district.