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South Hams road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2004, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (286), and casualties fell from 387.

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

Collisions in 2004
303
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
371
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
5.9% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2004

1.3% of collisions in the South Hams in 2004 were fatal and 5.9% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious185.9%
  • Slight28193%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious195.1%
  • Slight34894%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2004 is highlighted, with 303, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday60 (20%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.6%)
  • February20 (6.6%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May25 (8.3%)
  • June23 (7.6%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September28 (9.2%)
  • October21 (6.9%)
  • November24 (7.9%)
  • December24 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (86%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (58%)
  • Wet or damp118 (39%)
  • Mud4 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph105 (35%)
  • 40 mph9 (3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph150 (50%)
  • 70 mph32 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2066 (18%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (58%)
  • Passenger114 (31%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (80%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2004.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2004

Ivybridge West, South Hams, PL21 9AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2004, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2004

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2004: 49, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38496213
2ndA381313903
3rdA379253322
4thA385101001
5thB321361001
6thA31225600
7thA3804400
8thA3844500
9thA31213301
10thA3863500
11thB33723600
12thB31862400
13thB32102200
14thB33922200
15thB31201100
16thB31211100
17thB31221100
18thB31941100
19thB31961100
20thB31971101

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2004

Ivybridge and Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2004, with 20 each.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2004

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2004: 72.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years