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South Hams road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1984, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (270), and casualties rose from 385.

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

Collisions in 1984
294
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
428
Up 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
39% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1984

1.4% of collisions in the South Hams in 1984 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious11439%
  • Slight17660%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious14133%
  • Slight28366%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 294, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (11%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.8%)
  • February15 (5.1%)
  • March29 (9.9%)
  • April17 (5.8%)
  • May22 (7.5%)
  • June26 (8.8%)
  • July23 (7.8%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October23 (7.8%)
  • November25 (8.5%)
  • December28 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (17%)
  • Fog or mist13 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (56%)
  • Wet or damp119 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (34%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph168 (57%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (28%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20132 (31%)
  • 21 to 2573 (17%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (61%)
  • Passenger140 (33%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (63%)
  • Motorcycle114 (23%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1984.

Collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1984

The A381 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1984: 33, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3813345012
2ndA3793251012
3rdA3853054113
4thA38223228
5thB3207152206
6thB3210131803
7thB321391004
8thB32058902
9thB33927905
10thA3864503
11thB319441003
12thA3843400
13thB31963611
14thA30222302
15thB31972401
16thB32042201
17thB31861100
18thB33721100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1984

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1984: 27.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1984

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1984: 98.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years