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South Hams road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2021, and 194 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2020 (122), and casualties rose from 163.

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

Collisions in 2021
139
Up 14% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
194
Up 19% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2021

0.7% of collisions in the South Hams in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight10777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3518%
  • Slight15881%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 139, up 14% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 139
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday11 (7.9%)
  • Wednesday25 (18%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday28 (20%)
  • Saturday29 (21%)
  • Sunday11 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.6%)
  • February4 (2.9%)
  • March7 (5%)
  • April9 (6.5%)
  • May9 (6.5%)
  • June14 (10%)
  • July13 (9.4%)
  • August17 (12%)
  • September11 (7.9%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December11 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (60%)
  • Wet or damp49 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph42 (30%)
  • 40 mph15 (11%)
  • 60 mph59 (42%)
  • 70 mph20 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant130 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (14%)
  • Van occupant13 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2022 (11%)
  • 21 to 2528 (14%)
  • 26 to 3535 (18%)
  • 36 to 4527 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (17%)
  • 56 to 6518 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (69%)
  • Passenger49 (25%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (70%)
  • Motorcycle28 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2021.

Collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2021

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2021, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2021

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2021: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38202605
2ndA381163102
3rdA37971010
4thA3857702
5thA3866700
6thA31224403
7thA3803301
8thA3843501
9thB32133302
10thA31212401
11thB30601100
12thB31861201
13thB31961100
14thB32041101
15thB33721100
16thB33921301
17thB34171101

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2021

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2021: 8.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2021

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2021: 37.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years