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Teignbridge road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1988, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (447), and casualties rose from 617.

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

Collisions in 1988
472
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
655
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1988

3% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious12827%
  • Slight33070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious17427%
  • Slight46371%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 472, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7%)
  • February22 (4.7%)
  • March48 (10%)
  • April37 (7.8%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June40 (8.5%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August37 (7.8%)
  • September46 (9.7%)
  • October46 (9.7%)
  • November45 (9.5%)
  • December32 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (20%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (62%)
  • Wet or damp174 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (42%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph186 (39%)
  • 70 mph59 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (14%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (20%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20167 (25%)
  • 21 to 2596 (15%)
  • 26 to 35111 (17%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.7%)
  • Over 7525 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (58%)
  • Passenger202 (31%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (72%)
  • Motorcycle129 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1988.

Collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1988

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1988: 59, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3795984212
2ndA3805584312
3rdA381405109
4thA3823557013
5thA38294128
6thB3193182317
7thB3195182204
8thA383111604
9thB3192101804
10thB32128902
11thA3071812
12thB33446910
13thB33526704
14thB33872610
15thM52200
16thB33801100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1988

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1988: 78.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1988

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1988: 225.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1988, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years