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South Hams road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2003, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (302), and casualties fell from 417.

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

Collisions in 2003
286
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
387
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2003

2.1% of collisions in the South Hams in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight24786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight33887%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 286, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (19%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday57 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (8.7%)
  • Sunday25 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February22 (7.7%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April13 (4.5%)
  • May28 (9.8%)
  • June22 (7.7%)
  • July36 (13%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September18 (6.3%)
  • October28 (9.8%)
  • November23 (8%)
  • December17 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (60%)
  • Wet or damp104 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Mud3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph101 (35%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph150 (52%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (71%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.7%)
  • Over 7515 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (60%)
  • Passenger110 (28%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (74%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the South Hams ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2003.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2003

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2003, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2003

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2003: 33, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38334736
2ndA379284103
3rdA381234324
4thA385232602
5thA3866701
6thA31215801
7thA3845702
8thB32135612
9thA31224400
10thA3804500
11thB31864500
12thB33722200
13thB33922801
14thB34162200
15thA3871200
16thB31971200
17thB32041100
18thB32051100
19thB32101100
20thB32121200

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2003

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2003: 25.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2003

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2003: 73.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years