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Teignbridge road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1985, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1984 (477), and casualties fell from 653.

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

Collisions in 1985
435
Down 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
594
Down 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1985

1.8% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious13431%
  • Slight29367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious17129%
  • Slight41370%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 435, down 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.4%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March25 (5.7%)
  • April39 (9%)
  • May29 (6.7%)
  • June33 (7.6%)
  • July43 (9.9%)
  • August55 (13%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October39 (9%)
  • November33 (7.6%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (63%)
  • Wet or damp146 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (42%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph170 (39%)
  • 70 mph54 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (26%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20181 (30%)
  • 21 to 2583 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (12%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7524 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (60%)
  • Passenger175 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (65%)
  • Motorcycle146 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1985.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1985

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1985: 58, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3805883218
2ndA3795573120
3rdA383554211
4thA381344328
5thB3195273309
6thA3822534010
7thB3193142205
8thB3344121403
9thA3838901
10thB321271304
11thA3061201
12thB31925701
13thB33525603
14thB33805501

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1985

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1985: 75.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1985

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1985: 190.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1985, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years