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South Hams road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2020, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2019 (156), and casualties fell from 265.

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

Collisions in 2020
122
Down 22% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
163
Down 38% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
33% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2020

1.6% of collisions in the South Hams in 2020 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious4033%
  • Slight8066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4427%
  • Slight11772%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 122, down 22% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 122
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (16%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday22 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (15%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (16%)
  • February13 (11%)
  • March3 (2.5%)
  • April3 (2.5%)
  • May12 (9.8%)
  • June9 (7.4%)
  • July11 (9%)
  • August12 (9.8%)
  • September8 (6.6%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November10 (8.2%)
  • December8 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds88 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry67 (55%)
  • Wet or damp53 (43%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph43 (35%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph56 (46%)
  • 70 mph16 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (11%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (17%)
  • Cyclist13 (8%)
  • Van occupant12 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2513 (8%)
  • 26 to 3535 (21%)
  • 36 to 4516 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5534 (21%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (11%)
  • Over 7510 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (79%)
  • Passenger27 (17%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car156 (68%)
  • Motorcycle27 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2020.

Collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2020

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2020, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2020

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2020: 18, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38182805
2ndA379121404
3rdA381121701
4thA38591102
5thB32053301
6thB32133402
7thB34173303
8thA31212501
9thA3862410
10thB31862201
11thA31221100
12thA3801101
13thA3841100
14thB31961100
15thB33721100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2020

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2020: 11.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2020

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2020: 31.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2020, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years