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South Hams road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2014, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2013 (210), and casualties rose from 280.

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

Collisions in 2014
233
Up 11% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
352
Up 26% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2014

1.7% of collisions in the South Hams in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight19684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight31289%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2014 is highlighted, with 233, up 11% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (9.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9%)
  • February18 (7.7%)
  • March14 (6%)
  • April19 (8.2%)
  • May18 (7.7%)
  • June22 (9.4%)
  • July27 (12%)
  • August19 (8.2%)
  • September17 (7.3%)
  • October18 (7.7%)
  • November18 (7.7%)
  • December22 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (62%)
  • Wet or damp80 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph79 (34%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph100 (43%)
  • 70 mph43 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (20%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2558 (16%)
  • 26 to 3567 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (66%)
  • Passenger97 (28%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (76%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 2014.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2014

Ivybridge West, South Hams, PL21 9AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2014, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2014

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2014: 48, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38488917
2ndA381254003
3rdA379222822
4thA385122302
5thB3213101104
6thA312291400
7thA312161201
8thA3864600
9thB34174500
10thB32043302
11thA3802400
12thB31962300
13thA3841100
14thB32051100
15thB32121100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2014

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2014: 16.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2014

PL21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2014: 53.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years