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Teignbridge road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1982, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (465), and casualties rose from 622.

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

Collisions in 1982
450
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
626
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1982

1.6% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1982 were fatal and 41% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious18341%
  • Slight26058%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious22135%
  • Slight39864%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 450, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday88 (20%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.9%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March33 (7.3%)
  • April29 (6.4%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July64 (14%)
  • August36 (8%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November37 (8.2%)
  • December28 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (67%)
  • Wet or damp143 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (39%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph179 (40%)
  • 70 mph64 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (32%)
  • Pedestrian65 (10%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20221 (35%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (8%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (62%)
  • Passenger170 (27%)
  • Pedestrian65 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (58%)
  • Motorcycle189 (25%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Teignbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Teignbridge ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1982.

Collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1982

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1982: 54, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3795479218
2ndA3825267020
3rdA384473025
4thA3804368115
5thA3814059012
6thB3193172508
7thB3212131506
8thA383111504
9thB3195101002
10thB31926903
11thB33445603
12thA304703
13thM53302
14thA3771200
15thA3841101
16thB31991100
17thB33571201

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1982

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1982: 77.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1982

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1982: 191.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1982, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years