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Teignbridge road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1987, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (473), and casualties fell from 651.

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

Collisions in 1987
447
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
617
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1987

2.5% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious11726%
  • Slight31971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious14924%
  • Slight45574%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 447, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.5%)
  • February26 (5.8%)
  • March35 (7.8%)
  • April28 (6.3%)
  • May41 (9.2%)
  • June50 (11%)
  • July44 (9.8%)
  • August55 (12%)
  • September40 (8.9%)
  • October42 (9.4%)
  • November31 (6.9%)
  • December26 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (71%)
  • Wet or damp119 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (41%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph165 (37%)
  • 70 mph63 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (16%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (23%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20169 (27%)
  • 21 to 2597 (16%)
  • 26 to 3579 (13%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.9%)
  • Over 7531 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (60%)
  • Passenger179 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (65%)
  • Motorcycle140 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1987.

Collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1987

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1987: 53, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380537317
2ndA385192313
3rdA3795075215
4thA3813953012
5thA3823750016
6thB3195202327
7thA383111205
8thB3212101603
9thB31939912
10thB33447904
11thA3061402
12thB31924501
13thB33803600
14thB33522201
15thB31231100
16thB33871100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1987

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1987: 76.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1987

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1987: 202.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1987, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years