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South Hams road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1996, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (308), and casualties rose from 415.

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

Collisions in 1996
332
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
449
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1996

0.9% of collisions in the South Hams in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight28887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight39488%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 332, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.1%)
  • February24 (7.2%)
  • March20 (6%)
  • April32 (9.6%)
  • May24 (7.2%)
  • June22 (6.6%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September24 (7.2%)
  • October26 (7.8%)
  • November31 (9.3%)
  • December31 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (52%)
  • Wet or damp152 (46%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (41%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph151 (45%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (15%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (21%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (64%)
  • Passenger126 (28%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (80%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1996.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1996

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1996: 41, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379415712
2ndA38344906
3rdA385314111
4thA381294015
5thB3213172002
6thA384101700
7thA31225600
8thB31965700
9thA3864703
10thB33724400
11thB31863601
12thB32053301
13thA31212200
14thB31972301
15thB32122301
16thB33922200
17thA3801100
18thB31941100
19thB32101100
20thB34171101

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1996

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1996: 19.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1996

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1996: 101.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years