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South Hams road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2015, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (233), and casualties fell from 352.

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

Collisions in 2015
211
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
293
Down 17% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2015

0.5% of collisions in the South Hams in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight17784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight25888%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2015 is highlighted, with 211, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (18%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.5%)
  • February19 (9%)
  • March20 (9.5%)
  • April19 (9%)
  • May18 (8.5%)
  • June11 (5.2%)
  • July15 (7.1%)
  • August11 (5.2%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November13 (6.2%)
  • December19 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (62%)
  • Wet or damp70 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph84 (40%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph81 (38%)
  • 70 mph29 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (16%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (10%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (14%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (16%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.5%)
  • Over 7516 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (66%)
  • Passenger75 (26%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (77%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2015.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2015

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2015, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2015

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2015: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38334607
2ndA379212703
3rdA381213003
4thA385151803
5thB321381000
6thA3806700
7thA3846701
8thA31215700
9thA3864600
10thB320541002
11thA31223810
12thB31963400
13thB33922500
14thB34172301
15thB31861101
16thB33721201

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2015

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2015: 15.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2015

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2015: 50.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years