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South Hams road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2013, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2012 (243), and casualties fell from 358.

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

Collisions in 2013
210
Down 14% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
280
Down 22% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2013

1% of collisions in the South Hams in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3416%
  • Slight17483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight24286%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2013 is highlighted, with 210, down 14% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (19%)
  • Wednesday36 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (18%)
  • Friday25 (12%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday11 (5.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.1%)
  • February19 (9%)
  • March11 (5.2%)
  • April9 (4.3%)
  • May16 (7.6%)
  • June15 (7.1%)
  • July17 (8.1%)
  • August20 (9.5%)
  • September25 (12%)
  • October19 (9%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (64%)
  • Wet or damp71 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph87 (41%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph72 (34%)
  • 70 mph33 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (17%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3552 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (18%)
  • 56 to 6535 (13%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (75%)
  • Passenger48 (17%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (80%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2013.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2013

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2013, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2013

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2013: 38, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38385923
2ndA381314309
3rdA379172401
4thA385131600
5thA312161002
6thA3806602
7thA3846800
8thB32135801
9thA31223300
10thA3862200
11thB31862301
12thB31961101
13thB33721100
14thB34161100
15thB34171100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2013

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2013: 20.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2013

PL21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2013: 48.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years