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Teignbridge road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1980, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (440), and casualties fell from 613.

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

Collisions in 1980
423
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
607
Down 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
17
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1980

4% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1980 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174%
  • Serious16339%
  • Slight24357%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.6%
  • Serious21435%
  • Slight37161%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 423, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.6%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March28 (6.6%)
  • April31 (7.3%)
  • May42 (9.9%)
  • June22 (5.2%)
  • July40 (9.5%)
  • August60 (14%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October31 (7.3%)
  • November33 (7.8%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (64%)
  • Wet or damp135 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (38%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph151 (36%)
  • 70 mph84 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (25%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20164 (27%)
  • 21 to 2596 (16%)
  • 26 to 3597 (16%)
  • 36 to 4546 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (54%)
  • Passenger195 (32%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (63%)
  • Motorcycle149 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Teignbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Teignbridge ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1980.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1980

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1980: 76, including 2 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38076103231
2ndA384687715
3rdA3794060018
4thA3824054112
5thA3812839015
6thB3344122505
7thB3193111206
8thA3091723
9thA38391014
10thB319261004
11thB31956801
12thB321261004
13thM55603
14thA3771201
15thA3841300
16thB33571100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1980

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1980: 66.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1980

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1980: 167.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1980, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years