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South Hams road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2018, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (199), and casualties fell from 274.

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

Collisions in 2018
179
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
245
Down 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2018

None of the collisions in the South Hams in 2018 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight14682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight20985%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 179, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (18%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.5%)
  • February7 (3.9%)
  • March16 (8.9%)
  • April9 (5%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June11 (6.1%)
  • July22 (12%)
  • August14 (7.8%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October16 (8.9%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December8 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (60%)
  • Wet or damp66 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (45%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph67 (37%)
  • 70 mph17 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2042 (17%)
  • 21 to 2517 (6.9%)
  • 26 to 3550 (20%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.8%)
  • Over 7510 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (71%)
  • Passenger50 (20%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2018.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2018

Plympton Erle, Plymouth, PL7 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2018, with 12 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2018

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2018: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379283606
2ndA38223205
3rdA381152302
4thA385112003
5thA312281102
6thA3845601
7thB32135501
8thA31212301
9thA3862200
10thB31962300
11thA3801101
12thB31861101
13thB32041100
14thB32051101
15thB33721100
16thB34171101

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2018

Kingsbridge and Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2018, with 12 each.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2018

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2018: 53.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years