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South Hams road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2001, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2000 (319), and casualties fell from 438.

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

Collisions in 2001
284
Down 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
410
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2001

2.8% of collisions in the South Hams in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight24285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight35787%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 284, down 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (11%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February18 (6.3%)
  • March26 (9.2%)
  • April20 (7%)
  • May27 (9.5%)
  • June21 (7.4%)
  • July34 (12%)
  • August22 (7.7%)
  • September25 (8.8%)
  • October22 (7.7%)
  • November22 (7.7%)
  • December18 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (58%)
  • Wet or damp104 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Mud7 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph109 (38%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph119 (42%)
  • 70 mph35 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (65%)
  • Pedestrian48 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (10%)
  • 16 to 2078 (19%)
  • 21 to 2534 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3584 (20%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (56%)
  • Passenger133 (32%)
  • Pedestrian48 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the South Hams

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the South Hams ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2001.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2001

Plympton Erle, Plymouth, PL7 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2001, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2001

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2001: 43, including 4 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38436443
2ndA381294614
3rdA379263606
4thA385192715
5thB321391200
6thA312281300
7thA3864501
8thA3803400
9thB31973701
10thB32103301
11thA31212200
12thA3842400
13thB31862300
14thB31942400
15thB32052200
16thB31201100
17thB31961100
18thB33721100
19thB34161100
20thB34171100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2001

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2001: 19.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2001

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2001: 73.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years