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South Hams road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1998, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (317), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 1998
286
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
375
Down 13% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1998

0.7% of collisions in the South Hams in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight25388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious369.6%
  • Slight33790%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 286, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (21%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8%)
  • February17 (5.9%)
  • March23 (8%)
  • April21 (7.3%)
  • May16 (5.6%)
  • June35 (12%)
  • July34 (12%)
  • August34 (12%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October25 (8.7%)
  • November14 (4.9%)
  • December15 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (60%)
  • Wet or damp106 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph115 (40%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph128 (45%)
  • 70 mph22 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (69%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2071 (19%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (22%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (62%)
  • Passenger100 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1998.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1998

The A381 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1998: 33, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381334804
2ndA379304015
3rdA38263603
4thA385222703
5thA31227700
6thB321371002
7thB33726800
8thA3865702
9thA31213500
10thB31863301
11thB31963500
12thA3842200
13thB31942300
14thB31972400
15thB32042200
16thB32052300
17thB32102301
18thB34172400
19thB32501100
20thB33291100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1998

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1998: 35.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1998

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1998: 84.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1998, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years