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South Hams road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1985, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1984 (294), and casualties rose from 428.

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

Collisions in 1985
339
Up 15% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
473
Up 11% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
31% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1985

2.9% of collisions in the South Hams in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious10531%
  • Slight22466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious13428%
  • Slight32769%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 339, up 15% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February13 (3.8%)
  • March23 (6.8%)
  • April26 (7.7%)
  • May39 (12%)
  • June40 (12%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August30 (8.8%)
  • September22 (6.5%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November32 (9.4%)
  • December20 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (20%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (59%)
  • Wet or damp125 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (34%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph189 (56%)
  • 70 mph28 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20170 (36%)
  • 21 to 2581 (17%)
  • 26 to 3556 (12%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (62%)
  • Passenger145 (31%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (63%)
  • Motorcycle117 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1985.

Collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1985

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1985: 47, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3794773116
2ndA381395016
3rdA383255313
4thA385193127
5thB3210132306
6thA384101111
7thB3213101005
8thB320781602
9thB32056800
10thB33924500
11thA30222201
12thA3862201
13thB31861100
14thB31941101
15thB33721100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1985

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1985: 30.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1985

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1985: 89.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years