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South Hams road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1993, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1992 (254), and casualties rose from 353.

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

Collisions in 1993
282
Up 11% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
383
Up 8% on 1992
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1993

1.8% of collisions in the South Hams in 1993 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight22580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight30981%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1993 is highlighted, with 282, up 11% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.3%)
  • February18 (6.4%)
  • March26 (9.2%)
  • April20 (7.1%)
  • May19 (6.7%)
  • June36 (13%)
  • July18 (6.4%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October26 (9.2%)
  • November25 (8.9%)
  • December21 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (58%)
  • Wet or damp110 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (34%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph154 (55%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (68%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2561 (16%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6%)
  • Over 7516 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (56%)
  • Passenger119 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (80%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 1993.

Collisions
308th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1993

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1993: 39, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379395116
2ndA381253501
3rdA385202706
4thA38183023
5thA3122151703
6thB321391003
7thA3846800
8thB32055502
9thA31213402
10thA3803300
11thB32043300
12thB33722201
13thA30311101
14thB31861300
15thB31971301
16thB32101100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1993

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1993: 16.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1993

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1993: 78.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1993.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years