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Teignbridge road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1981, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1980 (423), and casualties rose from 607.

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

Collisions in 1981
465
Up 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
622
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1981

2.4% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious18239%
  • Slight27258%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious23438%
  • Slight37660%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 465, up 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (11%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (17%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.8%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March48 (10%)
  • April27 (5.8%)
  • May42 (9%)
  • June37 (8%)
  • July53 (11%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October43 (9.2%)
  • November36 (7.7%)
  • December24 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (65%)
  • Wet or damp162 (35%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph155 (33%)
  • 70 mph75 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (26%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20215 (35%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (59%)
  • Passenger182 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (60%)
  • Motorcycle171 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1981.

Collisions
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1981

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1981: 70, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3807086423
2ndA3796496022
3rdA384981224
4thA3813641010
5thA3823040110
6thA383152429
7thB3193111404
8thB3212111104
9thB3344111505
10thB335791604
11thB31928902
12thB31957802
13thA303302
14thM52200

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1981

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1981: 68.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1981

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1981: 182.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1981, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years