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South Hams road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2012, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2011 (211), and casualties rose from 309.

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

Collisions in 2012
243
Up 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
358
Up 16% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2012

0.8% of collisions in the South Hams in 2012 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2510%
  • Slight21689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious328.9%
  • Slight32491%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 243, up 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (19%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday24 (9.9%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.2%)
  • February20 (8.2%)
  • March20 (8.2%)
  • April18 (7.4%)
  • May19 (7.8%)
  • June20 (8.2%)
  • July14 (5.8%)
  • August34 (14%)
  • September17 (7%)
  • October23 (9.5%)
  • November23 (9.5%)
  • December15 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (57%)
  • Wet or damp99 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph80 (33%)
  • 40 mph17 (7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph113 (47%)
  • 70 mph29 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2056 (16%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3556 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.6%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (68%)
  • Passenger93 (26%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (79%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2012.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2012

Plympton Erle, Plymouth, PL7 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2012, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2012

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2012: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38354604
2ndA379294314
3rdA381162700
4thA385153012
5thA312151100
6thA31225900
7thA3805800
8thB31965801
9thB32135600
10thA3843400
11thA3863401
12thB32052700
13thB31861100
14thB34161100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2012

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2012: 13.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2012

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2012: 55.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years