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South Hams road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 1999, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (286), and casualties rose from 375.

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

Collisions in 1999
285
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
379
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 1999

1.8% of collisions in the South Hams in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight24686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious379.8%
  • Slight33689%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 285, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (17%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.4%)
  • February19 (6.7%)
  • March19 (6.7%)
  • April13 (4.6%)
  • May19 (6.7%)
  • June18 (6.3%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August38 (13%)
  • September27 (9.5%)
  • October14 (4.9%)
  • November35 (12%)
  • December33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp162 (57%)
  • Dry112 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph110 (39%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph141 (49%)
  • 70 mph27 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (70%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9%)
  • 26 to 3582 (22%)
  • 36 to 4562 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (58%)
  • Passenger118 (31%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (79%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1999.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 1999

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 1999: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379344207
2ndA38314616
3rdA381283903
4thA385192712
5thB3213111411
6thA384101900
7thA31216601
8thA31225611
9thB321051002
10thB32054500
11thB31862200
12thB31972300
13thB33722400
14thA3861100
15thA841100
16thB31961200
17thB31981200
18thB32041200
19thB32071200
20thB34171100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 1999

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 1999: 29.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 1999

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 1999: 83.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years