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South Hams road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2008, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2007 (322), and casualties fell from 446.

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

Collisions in 2008
283
Down 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
404
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2008

1.1% of collisions in the South Hams in 2008 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious279.5%
  • Slight25389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious368.9%
  • Slight36590%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 283, down 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (18%)
  • Wednesday49 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (6%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.4%)
  • February18 (6.4%)
  • March30 (11%)
  • April15 (5.3%)
  • May30 (11%)
  • June23 (8.1%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September17 (6%)
  • October12 (4.2%)
  • November24 (8.5%)
  • December28 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (55%)
  • Wet or damp121 (43%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph98 (35%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph141 (50%)
  • 70 mph27 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2074 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.4%)
  • Over 7519 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (67%)
  • Passenger106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (82%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2008.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2008

Plympton Erle, Plymouth, PL7 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2008, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2008

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2008: 37, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38376614
2ndA379324203
3rdA381283612
4thA385142301
5thA312281500
6thB34164701
7thA31213501
8thA3803500
9thA3843300
10thB31963300
11thA3862200
12thB32102300
13thB33922201
14thA3821100
15thB31811100
16thB31861100
17thB31941300
18thB32051100
19thB32071200
20thB33721301

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2008

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2008: 18.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2008

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2008: 67.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years