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Teignbridge road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1983, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (450), and casualties fell from 626.

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

Collisions in 1983
399
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
554
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1983

1.5% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious13434%
  • Slight25965%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious17732%
  • Slight37167%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 399, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.5%)
  • February24 (6%)
  • March20 (5%)
  • April25 (6.3%)
  • May33 (8.3%)
  • June38 (9.5%)
  • July46 (12%)
  • August39 (9.8%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October33 (8.3%)
  • November39 (9.8%)
  • December31 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (62%)
  • Wet or damp144 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (42%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph153 (38%)
  • 70 mph57 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (28%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20153 (28%)
  • 21 to 2588 (16%)
  • 26 to 3575 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (57%)
  • Passenger176 (32%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (62%)
  • Motorcycle159 (24%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1983.

Collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1983

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1983: 73, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37973129125
2ndA384053218
3rdA380324709
4thA3823238012
5thA381263505
6thB319391002
7thB32129905
8thB31958801
9thB31927704
10thA3835603
11thA304612
12thB33444611
13thB33523301
14thA3852201
15thM52200
16thA3771100
17thA3841101
18thB32011100
19thB32101200

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1983

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1983: 52.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1983

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1983: 142.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years