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South Hams road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1989, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1988 (300), and casualties rose from 404.

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

Collisions in 1989
278
Down 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
448
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1989

1.4% of collisions in the South Hams in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious7326%
  • Slight20172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10223%
  • Slight34176%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 278, down 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (11%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.1%)
  • February20 (7.2%)
  • March23 (8.3%)
  • April20 (7.2%)
  • May36 (13%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July26 (9.4%)
  • August27 (9.7%)
  • September26 (9.4%)
  • October18 (6.5%)
  • November21 (7.6%)
  • December15 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (65%)
  • Wet or damp96 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (32%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph160 (58%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (57%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (14%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1573 (16%)
  • 16 to 2096 (21%)
  • 21 to 2566 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (13%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (52%)
  • Passenger182 (41%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (77%)
  • Motorcycle58 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1989.

Collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1989

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1989: 47, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379476806
2ndA3813454110
3rdA38202717
4thA385183007
5thB321091305
6thB321386913
7thA3847812
8thB32056602
9thA30225502
10thB31865801
11thA3864801
12thB33924900
13thB32073401
14thB31942501
15thB32042301
16thA311101
17thB33721100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1989

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1989: 28.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1989

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1989: 77.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1989.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years