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Teignbridge road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1979, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,454 collisions in Teignbridge.

Collisions in 1979
440
Casualties in 1979
613
Fatal collisions
16
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1979

3.6% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1979 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.6%
  • Serious17239%
  • Slight25257%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious22336%
  • Slight37461%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 440.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (18%)
  • Sunday62 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.9%)
  • February20 (4.5%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April34 (7.7%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August51 (12%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October20 (4.5%)
  • November42 (9.5%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (63%)
  • Wet or damp140 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (38%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph158 (36%)
  • 70 mph77 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (26%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20187 (31%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (12%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (61%)
  • Passenger172 (28%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (59%)
  • Motorcycle159 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1979

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1979 in Teignbridge

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Teignbridge ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1979.

Collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1979

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1979: 70, including 6 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38070103622
2ndA3795785226
3rdA384072123
4thA3813857212
5thA3823653115
6thB3193131504
7thB3212121515
8thA383101205
9thB3344101104
10thA305911
11thB31923401
12thB31953400
13thA3842202
14thA3851100
15thB32101100
16thM51101

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1979

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1979: 66.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1979

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1979: 190.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1979, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years