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South Hams road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1987, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 1986 (363), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 1987
264
Down 27% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
347
Down 34% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
39% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1987

2.3% of collisions in the South Hams in 1987 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious10239%
  • Slight15659%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious12235%
  • Slight21963%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 264, down 27% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday59 (22%)
  • Saturday44 (17%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.7%)
  • February15 (5.7%)
  • March20 (7.6%)
  • April15 (5.7%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June32 (12%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August22 (8.3%)
  • September17 (6.4%)
  • October27 (10%)
  • November18 (6.8%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (64%)
  • Wet or damp93 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (36%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph141 (53%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20109 (31%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (11%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.2%)
  • Over 7516 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (64%)
  • Passenger90 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (64%)
  • Motorcycle89 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1987.

Collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1987

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1987: 46, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3794663313
2ndA3813541015
3rdA38213208
4thB3207121506
5thA384101404
6thA385101204
7thB3210101305
8thB3213101002
9thB31944702
10thB32054400
11thA3863302
12thB33923400
13thB31862200
14thA30221100
15thB32041100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1987

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1987: 21.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1987

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1987: 70.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years