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South Hams road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in the South Hams in 2025, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2024 (146), and casualties rose from 183.

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

Collisions in 2025
158
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
217
Up 19% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the South Hams in 2025

1.3% of collisions in the South Hams in 2025 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in the South Hams from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious1912%
  • Slight13787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious209.2%
  • Slight19590%

South Hams road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the South Hams, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 363 in 1986. 2025 is highlighted, with 158, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 158
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday20 (13%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.9%)
  • February11 (7%)
  • March7 (4.4%)
  • April5 (3.2%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June14 (8.9%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September15 (9.5%)
  • October11 (7%)
  • November11 (7%)
  • December18 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (57%)
  • Wet or damp62 (39%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph45 (28%)
  • 40 mph12 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph80 (51%)
  • 70 mph17 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.3%)
  • 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 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Van occupant24 (11%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2033 (15%)
  • 21 to 2513 (6%)
  • 26 to 3538 (18%)
  • 36 to 4527 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (17%)
  • 66 to 7520 (9.2%)
  • Over 7512 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (74%)
  • Passenger41 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (14%)
  • Motorcycle26 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the South Hams in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the South Hams ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the South Hams had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2025.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the South Hams in 2025

Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the South Hams in 2025, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the South Hams with the most crashes in 2025

The A38 had the most collisions in the South Hams in 2025: 19, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the South Hams, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38192903
2ndA379182402
3rdA385121604
4thA381111701
5thA3845610
6thA3804500
7thB32054700
8thA31223300
9thB32133401
10thA31212201
11thA3862300
12thB31962200
13thB30601100
14thB34161500
15thB34171101

Towns in the South Hams: crashes in 2025

Totnes had the most collisions of any town in the South Hams in 2025: 11.

Postcode districts in the South Hams: crashes in 2025

TQ9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the South Hams in 2025: 37.

Latest crashes in the South Hams in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in the South Hams in 2025, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

South Hams road accidents in other years