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South Hams road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1992, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1991 (258), and casualties fell from 373.

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

Collisions in 1992
254
Down 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
353
Down 5% on 1991
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1992

1.6% of collisions in the South Hams in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight21283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight29985%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1992 is highlighted, with 254, down 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (19%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.3%)
  • February14 (5.5%)
  • March28 (11%)
  • April23 (9.1%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June21 (8.3%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September15 (5.9%)
  • October19 (7.5%)
  • November15 (5.9%)
  • December22 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (59%)
  • Wet or damp103 (41%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (31%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph147 (58%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (11%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (20%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (57%)
  • Passenger124 (35%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (76%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 1992.

Collisions
321st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1992

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1992: 32, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379325401
2ndA381283704
3rdA385213313
4thA38183133
5thB3213121404
6thB321091102
7thA3848900
8thA312271002
9thA3865601
10thB32074600
11thB31963400
12thB32053301
13thB31942301
14thB33722200
15thA31211100
16thB31861101
17thB31971201
18thB32041100
19thB33271301
20thB33921100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1992

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1992: 14.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1992

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1992: 72.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years