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South Hams road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1990, and 364 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (278), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 1990
275
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
364
Down 19% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
21% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1990

2.5% of collisions in the South Hams in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight21177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight28779%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 275, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.7%)
  • February19 (6.9%)
  • March19 (6.9%)
  • April20 (7.3%)
  • May20 (7.3%)
  • June24 (8.7%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August26 (9.5%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October21 (7.6%)
  • November27 (9.8%)
  • December10 (3.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (60%)
  • Wet or damp107 (39%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (32%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph157 (57%)
  • 70 mph22 (8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (12%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2083 (23%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.1%)
  • Over 7517 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (59%)
  • Passenger111 (30%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (74%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1990.

Collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1990

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1990: 42, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3794257015
2ndA381344126
3rdA385253013
4thA38223211
5thB3213121505
6thB3207111503
7thB3210101804
8thA38491501
9thB32054500
10thB33923300
11thA3862301
12thB33722300
13thA30221100
14thA3511100
15thA3801100
16thB31931100
17thB31941100
18thB31961100
19thB32041100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1990

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1990: 25.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1990

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1990: 88.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years