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South Hams road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1983, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1982 (325), and casualties fell from 472.

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

Collisions in 1983
270
Down 17% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
385
Down 18% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
35% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1983

2.2% of collisions in the South Hams in 1983 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious9535%
  • Slight16963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious12733%
  • Slight25165%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 270, down 17% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.9%)
  • February9 (3.3%)
  • March19 (7%)
  • April20 (7.4%)
  • May20 (7.4%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July19 (7%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September25 (9.3%)
  • October26 (9.6%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December22 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (17%)
  • Fog or mist13 (4.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (58%)
  • Wet or damp108 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (34%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph154 (57%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20128 (33%)
  • 21 to 2566 (17%)
  • 26 to 3553 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (56%)
  • Passenger134 (35%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (62%)
  • Motorcycle98 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in the South Hams

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the South Hams ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1983.

Collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1983

The A385 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1983: 35, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3853555216
2ndA381253217
3rdA379223517
4thA38162808
5thB3213131504
6thB3210111305
7thB3207101807
8thB31966700
9thA3844400
10thB32053302
11thB32041201
12thB33921100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1983

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1983: 33.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1983

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1983: 97.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years