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South Hams road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2019, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2018 (179), and casualties rose from 245.

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

Collisions in 2019
156
Down 13% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
265
Up 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2019

1.9% of collisions in the South Hams in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2516%
  • Slight12882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight22183%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2019 is highlighted, with 156, down 13% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (18%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (16%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (20%)
  • Sunday10 (6.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.1%)
  • February8 (5.1%)
  • March13 (8.3%)
  • April17 (11%)
  • May11 (7.1%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July13 (8.3%)
  • August9 (5.8%)
  • September10 (6.4%)
  • October17 (11%)
  • November15 (9.6%)
  • December15 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (62%)
  • Wet or damp56 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (36%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph69 (44%)
  • 70 mph21 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (17%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (58%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (20%)
  • 36 to 4522 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5537 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (9.8%)
  • Over 7524 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (58%)
  • Passenger95 (36%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (75%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2019.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2019

Marldon & Littlehempston, South Hams, TQ3 1NW area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2019, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2019

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2019: 25, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38253504
2ndA379182405
3rdA381151613
4thA385106903
5thA312261200
6thA3806901
7thA3845810
8thB34173302
9thA31212300
10thA3862600
11thB31862200
12thB31961100
13thB32051100
14thB33921100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2019

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2019: 11.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2019

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2019: 37.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years