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South Hams road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1982, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1981 (327), and casualties fell from 500.

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

Collisions in 1982
325
Down 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
472
Down 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
43% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1982

3.7% of collisions in the South Hams in 1982 were fatal and 43% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.7%
  • Serious14043%
  • Slight17353%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious17637%
  • Slight28460%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 325, down 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.5%)
  • February26 (8%)
  • March22 (6.8%)
  • April30 (9.2%)
  • May22 (6.8%)
  • June42 (13%)
  • July28 (8.6%)
  • August48 (15%)
  • September24 (7.4%)
  • October22 (6.8%)
  • November29 (8.9%)
  • December14 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (63%)
  • Wet or damp115 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (33%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph188 (58%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20163 (35%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4535 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (56%)
  • Passenger161 (34%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (60%)
  • Motorcycle119 (23%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 1982.

Collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1982

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1982: 50, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3795082418
2ndA3813559018
3rdA3853147012
4thA38243839
5thB3210122136
6thB3213101205
7thA38471111
8thB32057903
9thB320771103
10thA3864701
11thB32043401
12thB31862201
13thA30221100
14thB31941101
15thB31961201
16thB31971101
17thB33921100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1982

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1982: 34.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1982

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1982: 100.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1982, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years