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South Hams road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2002, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2001 (284), and casualties rose from 410.

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

Collisions in 2002
302
Up 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
417
Up 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2002

2.6% of collisions in the South Hams in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight26287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight36688%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2002 is highlighted, with 302, up 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (18%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.6%)
  • February21 (7%)
  • March19 (6.3%)
  • April25 (8.3%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June25 (8.3%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August29 (9.6%)
  • September20 (6.6%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November22 (7.3%)
  • December19 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (86%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (61%)
  • Wet or damp115 (38%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph120 (40%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph139 (46%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (12%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2052 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (18%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (62%)
  • Passenger124 (30%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (79%)
  • Motorcycle52 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2002.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2002

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2002, with 23 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2002

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2002: 34, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38344923
2ndA385295512
3rdA379283914
4thA381243121
5thB321391000
6thA312271202
7thA3846901
8thA3805710
9thB32105601
10thA31214400
11thB33924701
12thA3863401
13thB34163300
14thB31962200
15thA3741200
16thA391100
17thB31941100
18thB32051100
19thB34171100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2002

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2002: 29.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2002

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2002: 88.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years