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South Hams road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2022, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2021 (139), and casualties fell from 194.

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

Collisions in 2022
134
Down 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
181
Down 7% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2022

2.2% of collisions in the South Hams in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious3425%
  • Slight9772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3821%
  • Slight14077%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 134, down 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 134
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (8.2%)
  • Tuesday28 (21%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday19 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (16%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6%)
  • February10 (7.5%)
  • March4 (3%)
  • April12 (9%)
  • May10 (7.5%)
  • June17 (13%)
  • July11 (8.2%)
  • August12 (9%)
  • September18 (13%)
  • October16 (12%)
  • November9 (6.7%)
  • December7 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (67%)
  • Wet or damp41 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph42 (31%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (44%)
  • 70 mph18 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (19%)
  • Van occupant11 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (16%)
  • 21 to 2515 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3524 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (15%)
  • 56 to 6521 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (8.3%)
  • Over 7515 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (76%)
  • Passenger33 (18%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (71%)
  • Motorcycle32 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2022.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2022

Marldon & Littlehempston, South Hams, TQ3 1NW area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2022, with 10 collisions.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2022

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2022: 20, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38202326
2ndA381151804
3rdA379131801
4thA3808900
5thA312261003
6thA38561102
7thA3844602
8thA3861201
9thB31861200
10thB31961200
11thB32051101
12thB32131100

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2022

Kingsbridge had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2022: 9.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2022

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2022: 38.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years