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South Hams road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,165 road traffic collisions in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025, and 16,943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 209 were fatal and 2,463 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 158 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (146), and casualties rose from 183 to 217.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,165
53rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
16,943
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
209
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
158
Up 8% on 2024

Crash severity in the South Hams

1.7% of collisions in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2091.7%
  • Serious2,46320%
  • Slight9,49378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2241.3%
  • Serious3,06318%
  • Slight13,65681%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. In 2025 there were 158, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 158
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025158217
2024146183
2023141177
2022134181
2021139194
2020122163
2019156265
2018179245
2017199274
2016217295
2015211293
2014233352
2013210280
2012243358
2011211309
2010220332
2009253345
2008283404
2007322446
2006344456
2005333450
2004303371
2003286387
2002302417
2001284410
2000319438
1999285379
1998286375
1997317432
1996332449
1995308415
1994239323
1993282383
1992254353
1991258373
1990275364
1989278448
1988300404
1987264347
1986363529
1985339473
1984294428
1983270385
1982325472
1981327500
1980325450
1979296419

When and where crashes happen in the South Hams

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,678 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,736 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,811 (15%)
  • Thursday1,759 (14%)
  • Friday1,978 (16%)
  • Saturday1,741 (14%)
  • Sunday1,462 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59502 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59203 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,454 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,063 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,217 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,674 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,072 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January892 (7.3%)
  • February807 (6.6%)
  • March931 (7.7%)
  • April889 (7.3%)
  • May1,033 (8.5%)
  • June1,095 (9%)
  • July1,233 (10%)
  • August1,241 (10%)
  • September1,030 (8.5%)
  • October1,032 (8.5%)
  • November1,026 (8.4%)
  • December956 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,415 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,028 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit641 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,186 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,947 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds330 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds194 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist129 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (0.1%)
  • Other256 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded82 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,068 (58%)
  • Wet or damp4,752 (39%)
  • Frost or ice251 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep41 (0.3%)
  • Snow22 (0.2%)
  • Mud18 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph73 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph4,195 (34%)
  • 40 mph468 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph111 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph6,171 (51%)
  • 70 mph1,139 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,100 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,324 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road353 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout309 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded79 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in the South Hams

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,271 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist2,448 (14%)
  • Pedestrian1,450 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist659 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant366 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant349 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)195 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant102 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant41 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5277 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10473 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15833 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 203,436 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,146 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,889 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,110 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,751 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,221 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 75856 (5.1%)
  • Over 75635 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded316 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,594 (63%)
  • Passenger4,899 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1,450 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car15,962 (75%)
  • Motorcycle2,409 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes833 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes793 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle675 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach281 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle225 (1.1%)
  • Minibus73 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle67 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in the South Hams

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the South Hams

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the South Hams ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had the 53rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
53rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 60th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
296thCannock Chase12,39316,6991851,530
297thRushmoor12,38215,4631272,436
298thHyndburn12,26316,5591782,273
299thSouth Hams (this area)12,16516,9432092,463
300thStirling12,12216,9883783,774
301stTewkesbury12,01216,7123862,823
302ndSouth Derbyshire11,93916,7753022,493

Accident hotspots in the South Hams

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area is the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams, with 320 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025: 1,464, including 34 fatal and 320 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3791,4642,08834320
2ndA381,3371,99351238
3rdA3811,2421,81925271
4thA3858441,29316191
5thB3213339486483
6thA384277377853
7thA3122207302332
8thB3210202313575
9thB3207146222157
10thB3205141176134
11thA386139204329
12thA38011114218
13thA3121110162119
14thB319696128113
15thB339274112020
16thB31866891217
17thB3372567505
18thB31943974013
19thB32043646010
20thB34173446111

Towns in the South Hams

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025: 923.

Postcode districts in the South Hams

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025: 3,319.

Latest crashes in the South Hams

Of the latest 24 crashes in the South Hams, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity