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South Hams road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2011, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (220), and casualties fell from 332.

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

Collisions in 2011
211
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
309
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2011

None of the collisions in the South Hams in 2011 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight17985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight27689%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2011 is highlighted, with 211, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (18%)
  • Wednesday38 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.7%)
  • February18 (8.5%)
  • March18 (8.5%)
  • April16 (7.6%)
  • May19 (9%)
  • June18 (8.5%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August18 (8.5%)
  • September15 (7.1%)
  • October27 (13%)
  • November13 (6.2%)
  • December14 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (64%)
  • Wet or damp70 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph92 (44%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph72 (34%)
  • 70 mph27 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2055 (18%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (17%)
  • 46 to 5532 (10%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.2%)
  • Over 7515 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (64%)
  • Passenger86 (28%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (79%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2011.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2011

Ivybridge West, South Hams, PL21 9AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2011, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2011

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2011: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38345404
2ndA379223105
3rdA385223105
4thA381203605
5thB32137900
6thA3803401
7thA3843500
8thA3863400
9thB31863300
10thB31963400
11thA31212200
12thA31222300
13thB32042200
14thB32052200
15thB32122300
16thB33722200
17thB31941100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2011

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2011: 19.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2011

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2011: 52.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2011.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years