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South Hams road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1988, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1987 (264), and casualties rose from 347.

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

Collisions in 1988
300
Up 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
404
Up 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
34% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1988

3% of collisions in the South Hams in 1988 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious10234%
  • Slight18963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious12631%
  • Slight26967%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 300, up 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday63 (21%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February16 (5.3%)
  • March31 (10%)
  • April19 (6.3%)
  • May21 (7%)
  • June16 (5.3%)
  • July38 (13%)
  • August26 (8.7%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December24 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (25%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (51%)
  • Wet or damp143 (48%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph97 (32%)
  • 40 mph6 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph171 (57%)
  • 70 mph24 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (17%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20103 (25%)
  • 21 to 2563 (16%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (62%)
  • Passenger123 (30%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (72%)
  • Motorcycle68 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 1988.

Collisions
312th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1988

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1988: 38, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3793855111
2ndA3813552011
3rdA38253126
4thA385233313
5thB3210183009
6thB3207152115
7thA384131724
8thB3213131706
9thB32055502
10thB33924602
11thB319431002
12thA30222300
13thA3861100
14thB31861101
15thB31971101
16thB32041100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1988

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1988: 20.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1988

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1988: 103.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years