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South Hams road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2024, and 183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (141), and casualties rose from 177.

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

Collisions in 2024
146
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
183
Up 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2024

2.7% of collisions in the South Hams in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious2920%
  • Slight11377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3620%
  • Slight14378%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 146, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 146
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (18%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday17 (12%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.1%)
  • February13 (8.9%)
  • March9 (6.2%)
  • April17 (12%)
  • May15 (10%)
  • June19 (13%)
  • July20 (14%)
  • August9 (6.2%)
  • September13 (8.9%)
  • October12 (8.2%)
  • November6 (4.1%)
  • December7 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (65%)
  • Wet or damp46 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph44 (30%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph73 (50%)
  • 70 mph15 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the South Hams in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (16%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 2023 (13%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3523 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (17%)
  • 46 to 5522 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (10%)
  • Over 7514 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (73%)
  • Passenger33 (18%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car180 (72%)
  • Motorcycle31 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2024.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2024

Plympton Erle, Plymouth, PL7 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2024, with 9 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2024

The A379 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2024: 20, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379202307
2ndA38192914
3rdA381121802
4thA38591203
5thA31213400
6thA31223610
7thA3863401
8thA3802200
9thB32042200
10thB34172310
11thA3841100
12thB31861100
13thB31961100
14thB32051100
15thB32131101
16thB33721100
17thB34161200

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2024

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2024: 12.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2024

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2024: 43.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2024.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years