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South Hams road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1991, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (275), and casualties rose from 364.

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

Collisions in 1991
258
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
373
Up 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1991

2.3% of collisions in the South Hams in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious5722%
  • Slight19576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight29379%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 258, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (18%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.8%)
  • February22 (8.5%)
  • March23 (8.9%)
  • April15 (5.8%)
  • May17 (6.6%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August32 (12%)
  • September18 (7%)
  • October22 (8.5%)
  • November16 (6.2%)
  • December19 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (60%)
  • Wet or damp99 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (33%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph145 (56%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2066 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.8%)
  • Over 7521 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (57%)
  • Passenger126 (34%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1991.

Collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1991

The A381 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1991: 36, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381365217
2ndA379334409
3rdA38234716
4thA385193408
5thB3213162202
6thB3207122204
7thB321081200
8thB31945901
9thA3844501
10thB32053300
11thB33923400
12thA31222300
13thB33722301
14thA32071100
15thB31221100
16thB31861100
17thB31961100
18thB32041101
19thB33571100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1991

Ivybridge had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1991: 18.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1991

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1991: 80.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1991.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years