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Teignbridge road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1984, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1983 (399), and casualties rose from 554.

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

Collisions in 1984
477
Up 20% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
653
Up 18% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1984

1.3% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious14831%
  • Slight32368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious18929%
  • Slight45670%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 477, up 20% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (17%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday70 (15%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.6%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March43 (9%)
  • April29 (6.1%)
  • May48 (10%)
  • June53 (11%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August56 (12%)
  • September42 (8.8%)
  • October25 (5.2%)
  • November44 (9.2%)
  • December35 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (68%)
  • Wet or damp150 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (45%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph183 (38%)
  • 70 mph58 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • Roundabout19 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist201 (31%)
  • Pedestrian67 (10%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.1%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1574 (11%)
  • 16 to 20199 (30%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (11%)
  • 36 to 4563 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.1%)
  • Over 7525 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (60%)
  • Passenger195 (30%)
  • Pedestrian67 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (60%)
  • Motorcycle193 (24%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1984.

Collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1984

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1984: 59, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3795973123
2ndA3814960017
3rdA383787113
4thA380365809
5thA3823340210
6thB3195192206
7thB3344141604
8thB3192121714
9thB3193111704
10thA383101705
11thB321291003
12thA3041302
13thB33524400
14thM53610
15thA3841100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1984

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1984: 82.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1984

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1984: 189.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years