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South Hams road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2016, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (211), and casualties rose from 293.

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

Collisions in 2016
217
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
295
Up 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2016

0.9% of collisions in the South Hams in 2016 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5023%
  • Slight16576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight24081%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 217, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (18%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.8%)
  • February17 (7.8%)
  • March25 (12%)
  • April15 (6.9%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June19 (8.8%)
  • July20 (9.2%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September13 (6%)
  • October15 (6.9%)
  • November18 (8.3%)
  • December13 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (68%)
  • Wet or damp61 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph84 (39%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph74 (34%)
  • 70 mph32 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (15%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (16%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2545 (15%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (8.1%)
  • Over 7515 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (68%)
  • Passenger67 (23%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2016.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2016

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2016, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2016

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2016: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38314013
2ndA379213014
3rdA381193005
4thA3857902
5thA3806600
6thA3866902
7thA31214400
8thA31223702
9thB32053302
10thB32133400
11thA3842201
12thB31962201
13thB31971101
14thB32121100
15thB33721100
16thB33801101

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2016

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2016: 16.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2016

PL21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2016: 47.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years