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Teignbridge road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1986, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1985 (435), and casualties rose from 594.

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

Collisions in 1986
473
Up 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
651
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1986

2.3% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1986 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious16635%
  • Slight29663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious22134%
  • Slight41464%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 473, up 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday62 (13%)
  • Saturday94 (20%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.2%)
  • February21 (4.4%)
  • March39 (8.2%)
  • April22 (4.7%)
  • May37 (7.8%)
  • June50 (11%)
  • July61 (13%)
  • August47 (9.9%)
  • September42 (8.9%)
  • October42 (8.9%)
  • November33 (7%)
  • December45 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (64%)
  • Wet or damp165 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (40%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph185 (39%)
  • 70 mph73 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (15%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (21%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20180 (28%)
  • 21 to 25108 (17%)
  • 26 to 3584 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (57%)
  • Passenger203 (31%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (69%)
  • Motorcycle138 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1986.

Collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1986

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1986: 57, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3795784014
2ndA3805389122
3rdA3814258015
4thA384169313
5thA382313709
6thB31952223011
7thA30101915
8thB3192102012
9thB3193101412
10thB3212101205
11thB3344101304
12thA38381315
13thB33524502
14thB33803501
15thM53600
16thA3842201

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1986

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1986: 85.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1986

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1986: 200.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years