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South Hams road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2007, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2006 (344), and casualties fell from 456.

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

Collisions in 2007
322
Down 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
446
Down 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2007

1.6% of collisions in the South Hams in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight27786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight38987%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2007 is highlighted, with 322, down 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.3%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March21 (6.5%)
  • April20 (6.2%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June32 (9.9%)
  • July32 (9.9%)
  • August29 (9%)
  • September29 (9%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November26 (8.1%)
  • December31 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (56%)
  • Wet or damp135 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph84 (26%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph186 (58%)
  • 70 mph31 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2069 (15%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded35 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (67%)
  • Passenger107 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (83%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2007.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2007

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2007, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2007

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2007: 45, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38455905
2ndA379365306
3rdA381365015
4thA385162214
5thA3122111801
6thB341681500
7thA3804600
8thA3844400
9thB33924901
10thA31213301
11thA3863601
12thB32133501
13thB31962500
14thB32052300
15thB34172400
16thB31861100
17thB32101100
18thB33721100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2007

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2007: 24.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2007

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2007: 80.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years