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Teignbridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,454 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025, and 23,844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 302 were fatal and 3,506 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 208 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (222), and casualties rose from 281 to 301.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,454
152nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
23,844
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
302
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
208
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Teignbridge

1.7% of collisions in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3021.7%
  • Serious3,50620%
  • Slight13,64678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3361.4%
  • Serious4,24418%
  • Slight19,26481%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. In 2025 there were 208, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025208301
2024222281
2023201261
2022172233
2021205296
2020204259
2019284406
2018287405
2017272359
2016278387
2015313424
2014338461
2013304430
2012324459
2011369496
2010361502
2009362509
2008397542
2007385517
2006399553
2005424574
2004383510
2003416557
2002414572
2001436577
2000399530
1999427582
1998390532
1997381504
1996448613
1995384528
1994455617
1993402525
1992410546
1991385537
1990447622
1989487645
1988472655
1987447617
1986473651
1985435594
1984477653
1983399554
1982450626
1981465622
1980423607
1979440613

When and where crashes happen in Teignbridge

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,433 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,408 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,542 (15%)
  • Thursday2,559 (15%)
  • Friday2,896 (17%)
  • Saturday2,483 (14%)
  • Sunday2,133 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59609 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59250 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,139 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,896 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,405 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,285 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,504 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,366 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,279 (7.3%)
  • February1,159 (6.6%)
  • March1,309 (7.5%)
  • April1,321 (7.6%)
  • May1,481 (8.5%)
  • June1,569 (9%)
  • July1,728 (9.9%)
  • August1,699 (9.7%)
  • September1,568 (9%)
  • October1,420 (8.1%)
  • November1,492 (8.5%)
  • December1,429 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,840 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,072 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,417 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown76 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit45 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,854 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,455 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds362 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds180 (1%)
  • Fog or mist127 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds44 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.1%)
  • Other313 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded103 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,286 (65%)
  • Wet or damp5,752 (33%)
  • Frost or ice318 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.2%)
  • Snow37 (0.2%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph78 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph7,425 (43%)
  • 40 mph1,243 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph262 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph5,750 (33%)
  • 70 mph2,693 (15%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,989 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway3,146 (18%)
  • Roundabout708 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road513 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded98 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,066 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist3,719 (16%)
  • Pedestrian2,430 (10%)
  • Cyclist1,320 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant436 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant300 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)278 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant116 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant95 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (0.1%)
  • Other47 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5472 (2%)
  • 6 to 10778 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 151,201 (5%)
  • 16 to 204,619 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,018 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,868 (16%)
  • 36 to 453,005 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,414 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,773 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 751,269 (5.3%)
  • Over 751,022 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded405 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,989 (63%)
  • Passenger6,425 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,430 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car22,867 (74%)
  • Motorcycle3,706 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle1,354 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,113 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,037 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach407 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle253 (0.8%)
  • Minibus106 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle61 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (0.2%)
  • Other54 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded77 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Teignbridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Teignbridge

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Teignbridge ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had the 152nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
152nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 139th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
197thWokingham17,73623,5762863,023
198thNewcastle-under-Lyme17,61624,2572882,226
199thEast Hertfordshire17,48924,4173033,437
200thTeignbridge (this area)17,45423,8443023,506
201stSouth Ribble17,34924,2942693,274
202ndWychavon17,31124,6544823,658
203rdWrexham17,26724,1572832,807

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge, with 638 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025: 2,026, including 51 fatal and 369 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3802,0262,99251369
2ndA381,7222,66159343
3rdA3791,6632,37034388
4thA3811,3001,76318274
5thA3821,1251,55416244
6thA38352272013115
7thB3195457547388
8thB31934035471489
9thA303215341677
10thB3192310463666
11thB3344303431484
12thB3212266370481
13thM5102149417
14thB319993124120
15thB33528193121
16thB338771121115
17thB3380507503
18thA3844767114
19thB33573853210
20thA377101302

Towns in Teignbridge

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025: 2,745.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025: 7,595.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge

Of the latest 24 crashes in Teignbridge, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

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