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South Hams road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1980, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1979 (296), and casualties rose from 419.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,165 collisions in the South Hams.

Collisions in 1980
325
Up 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
450
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
39% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1980

2.2% of collisions in the South Hams in 1980 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious12839%
  • Slight19058%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious16537%
  • Slight27762%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 325, up 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (11%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (11%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (4.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.8%)
  • February21 (6.5%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May29 (8.9%)
  • June25 (7.7%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August30 (9.2%)
  • September25 (7.7%)
  • October32 (9.8%)
  • November23 (7.1%)
  • December29 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (57%)
  • Wet or damp128 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph107 (33%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph174 (54%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (31%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20145 (32%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (59%)
  • Passenger149 (33%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (63%)
  • Motorcycle137 (25%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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

How the South Hams ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 1980.

Collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1980

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1980: 56, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3795673221
2ndA3813453222
3rdA383048113
4thA385243107
5thB319681202
6thA38471103
7thB32107702
8thB32137802
9thA30226805
10thB32056703
11thB32076902
12thB31865601
13thB33923301
14thA3861300
15thB31941301
16thB32041301

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1980

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1980: 26.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1980

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1980: 88.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1980, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years