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Teignbridge road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1989, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (472), and casualties fell from 655.

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

Collisions in 1989
487
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
645
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1989

2.7% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1989 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious13027%
  • Slight34471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious15624%
  • Slight47574%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 487, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (10%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.4%)
  • February28 (5.7%)
  • March30 (6.2%)
  • April38 (7.8%)
  • May45 (9.2%)
  • June49 (10%)
  • July55 (11%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September31 (6.4%)
  • October39 (8%)
  • November43 (8.8%)
  • December35 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (68%)
  • Wet or damp149 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (40%)
  • 40 mph29 (6%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph174 (36%)
  • 70 mph78 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (18%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5%)
  • 16 to 20175 (27%)
  • 21 to 2598 (15%)
  • 26 to 35100 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6.4%)
  • Over 7525 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (60%)
  • Passenger179 (28%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (72%)
  • Motorcycle123 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1989.

Collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1989

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1989: 58, including 6 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3795882615
2ndA3805578215
3rdA384354011
4thA3814048013
5thA382396519
6thB3193182312
7thB3195161703
8thA383152113
9thB321281301
10thB334481005
11thB338771305
12thA3061312
13thB33576601
14thB31925502
15thB33523300
16thM53500
17thA3841201
18thB33801200

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1989

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1989: 80.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1989

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1989: 202.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1989, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years