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South Hams road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1986, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (339), and casualties rose from 473.

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

Collisions in 1986
363
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
529
Up 12% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
32% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1986

2.2% of collisions in the South Hams in 1986 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious11732%
  • Slight23866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious17834%
  • Slight34365%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 363, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.1%)
  • February12 (3.3%)
  • March34 (9.4%)
  • April20 (5.5%)
  • May30 (8.3%)
  • June33 (9.1%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August46 (13%)
  • September32 (8.8%)
  • October24 (6.6%)
  • November29 (8%)
  • December31 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (50%)
  • Wet or damp163 (45%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (30%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph220 (61%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (22%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6%)
  • 16 to 20163 (31%)
  • 21 to 2583 (16%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (57%)
  • Passenger189 (36%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (67%)
  • Motorcycle116 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1986.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1986

The A379 and A381 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1986, with 44 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3794464111
2ndA3814480115
3rdA3852944010
4thA38223617
5thB3210193719
6thA384182404
7thB3207131906
8thB32137702
9thA3865912
10thB32055601
11thA30224403
12thB33922201
13thA2011200
14thB31861301
15thB32041200
16thB33721101

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1986

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1986: 22.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1986

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1986: 115.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1986, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years