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South Hams road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1995, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 1994 (239), and casualties rose from 323.

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

Collisions in 1995
308
Up 29% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
415
Up 28% on 1994
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1995

1% of collisions in the South Hams in 1995 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight27288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious348.2%
  • Slight37891%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1995 is highlighted, with 308, up 29% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.5%)
  • February19 (6.2%)
  • March23 (7.5%)
  • April21 (6.8%)
  • May22 (7.1%)
  • June17 (5.5%)
  • July42 (14%)
  • August30 (9.7%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October25 (8.1%)
  • November21 (6.8%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (64%)
  • Wet or damp104 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (40%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph147 (48%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (73%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2075 (18%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3583 (20%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (60%)
  • Passenger126 (30%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (78%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1995.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1995

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1995: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379334107
2ndA381314603
3rdA38304405
4thA385243602
5thA3122131603
6thB3213101301
7thA3867900
8thA31215700
9thB31864610
10thB32104801
11thA3843400
12thB31963300
13thB32053301
14thB31972800
15thB33722400
16thB33922300
17thA3801100
18thB31211100
19thB34171200

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1995

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1995: 21.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1995

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1995: 86.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 1995.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years