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South Hams road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2010, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2009 (253), and casualties fell from 345.

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

Collisions in 2010
220
Down 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
332
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2010

0.5% of collisions in the South Hams in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2411%
  • Slight19589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious278.1%
  • Slight30492%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 220, down 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.5%)
  • February17 (7.7%)
  • March17 (7.7%)
  • April25 (11%)
  • May14 (6.4%)
  • June14 (6.4%)
  • July17 (7.7%)
  • August18 (8.2%)
  • September21 (9.5%)
  • October21 (9.5%)
  • November22 (10%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (62%)
  • Wet or damp69 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph84 (38%)
  • 40 mph11 (5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph94 (43%)
  • 70 mph26 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (79%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2052 (16%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3553 (16%)
  • 36 to 4542 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (16%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (63%)
  • Passenger93 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (85%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2010.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2010

Plympton Erle, Plymouth, PL7 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2010, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2010

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2010: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38325404
2ndA379234104
3rdA381223313
4thA312281202
5thA3856700
6thB321351000
7thA31214702
8thA3863500
9thB32053400
10thA1221100
11thA3841100
12thB30601100
13thB31941100
14thB31961100
15thB32041100
16thB32121100
17thB32151400
18thB34161100
19thB34171100
20thB3841101

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2010

Ivybridge had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2010: 13.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2010

PL21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2010: 63.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years