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South Hams road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2017, and 274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2016 (217), and casualties fell from 295.

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

Collisions in 2017
199
Down 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
274
Down 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2017

2% of collisions in the South Hams in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight15578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight22783%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 199, down 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8%)
  • February13 (6.5%)
  • March15 (7.5%)
  • April19 (9.5%)
  • May18 (9%)
  • June8 (4%)
  • July18 (9%)
  • August15 (7.5%)
  • September16 (8%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November23 (12%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (62%)
  • Wet or damp74 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph68 (34%)
  • 40 mph18 (9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph85 (43%)
  • 70 mph26 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (15%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (12%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2037 (14%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3549 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.7%)
  • Over 7511 (4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (71%)
  • Passenger65 (24%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (75%)
  • Motorcycle33 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the South Hams ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2017.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2017

Ivybridge West, South Hams, PL21 9AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2017, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2017

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2017: 28, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38284124
2ndA379192513
3rdA381192705
4thA38591302
5thA312161201
6thA3845502
7thB32134401
8thA31223301
9thA3803301
10thA3863400
11thB33722200
12thB31861101
13thB32071100
14thB33921200
15thB34161101
16thB34171101

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2017

Ivybridge had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2017: 9.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2017

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2017: 51.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2017, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years