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South Hams road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2005, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2004 (303), and casualties rose from 371.

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

Collisions in 2005
333
Up 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
450
Up 21% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2005

1.5% of collisions in the South Hams in 2005 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight29488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious439.6%
  • Slight40289%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 333, up 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (17%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.2%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March37 (11%)
  • April22 (6.6%)
  • May18 (5.4%)
  • June40 (12%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August32 (9.6%)
  • September17 (5.1%)
  • October31 (9.3%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December14 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (54%)
  • Wet or damp145 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph88 (26%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph207 (62%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (10%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2537 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.8%)
  • Over 7519 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded62 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (65%)
  • Passenger113 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (82%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2005.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2005

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2005, with 19 collisions.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2005

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2005: 39, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38396025
2ndA381365605
3rdA379354914
4thA385254204
5thB321371001
6thA3846900
7thA3805600
8thA3865610
9thA31214610
10thA31224601
11thB31972200
12thB32052200
13thB33722300
14thB31941100
15thB31961200
16thB32071301
17thB32101100
18thB33921200

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2005

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2005: 33.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2005

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2005: 95.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years