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South Hams road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1994, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1993 (282), and casualties fell from 383.

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

Collisions in 1994
239
Down 15% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
323
Down 16% on 1993
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1994

0.8% of collisions in the South Hams in 1994 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight28588%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1994 is highlighted, with 239, down 15% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday32 (13%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.4%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March23 (9.6%)
  • April14 (5.9%)
  • May14 (5.9%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August31 (13%)
  • September20 (8.4%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November21 (8.8%)
  • December17 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (56%)
  • Wet or damp102 (43%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (40%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph121 (51%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (12%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2047 (15%)
  • 21 to 2569 (21%)
  • 26 to 3560 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (66%)
  • Passenger81 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (78%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1994.

Collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1994

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1994: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379284106
2ndA38163303
3rdA381152403
4thA385131610
5thB3213121401
6thA38491202
7thA31227901
8thB33725700
9thB32104701
10thA31213601
11thA3863400
12thA3802200
13thA391200
14thA4811101
15thB31861100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1994

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1994: 17.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1994

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1994: 67.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years