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Carnoustie road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 509 road traffic collisions in Carnoustie, Angus, from 1979 to 2025, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 131 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
509
1,152nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
593
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
131
140 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Carnoustie

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious13126%
  • Slight37373%

What the data shows

  • Carnoustie had 35 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 72 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Carnoustie were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 197 children under 16 were killed or injured in Carnoustie, 33% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Carnoustie.

Where Carnoustie ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,152nd
Most casualties
1,207th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
952nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway503 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph493 (97%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph10 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant226 (38%)
  • Pedestrian152 (26%)
  • Cyclist118 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Carnoustie road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carnoustie, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Carnoustie peaked at 25 in 1990; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202411
202322
202244
202144
202055
201933
201855
201744
201635
201544
201444
201377
201233
2011811
201055
20091315
200855
20071415
2006912
20051320
2004912
20031113
20021216
200178
20001620
19991119
19981414
19971519
19961112
1995912
19941112
19931622
19921111
19912023
19902529
19891920
19881919
19871419
19862124
19852427
19841924
19831517
19821920
19811516
19801616
19791011

Map of recent crashes in Carnoustie

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Carnoustie

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Carnoustie

The 24 most recent collisions in Carnoustie happened between 26 September 2018 and 26 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Carnoustie

Of the 509 collisions in Carnoustie, 208 were on the A930.

Collisions in Carnoustie on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA930208229159

Council area for Carnoustie

Carnoustie is in Angus, where police recorded 13,544 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Carnoustie accounts for 3.8% of them.

Postcode district for Carnoustie

All 509 collisions in Carnoustie were in the DD7 postcode district.