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Teignbridge road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1990, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1989 (487), and casualties fell from 645.

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

Collisions in 1990
447
Down 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
622
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1990

2% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious9621%
  • Slight34277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious12320%
  • Slight49079%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 447, down 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.4%)
  • February34 (7.6%)
  • March39 (8.7%)
  • April34 (7.6%)
  • May31 (6.9%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July34 (7.6%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September39 (8.7%)
  • October37 (8.3%)
  • November31 (6.9%)
  • December38 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (66%)
  • Wet or damp147 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (41%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph176 (39%)
  • 70 mph65 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (17%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (18%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20130 (21%)
  • 21 to 2597 (16%)
  • 26 to 35117 (19%)
  • 36 to 4562 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (57%)
  • Passenger196 (32%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (72%)
  • Motorcycle107 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1990.

Collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1990

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1990: 41, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379415717
2ndA38395407
3rdA380395838
4thA381364515
5thA382335709
6thB3195202104
7thA383152205
8thB3193111712
9thB319291601
10thB321291703
11thB334491604
12thB33876902
13thB33525601
14thA304702
15thB33802300
16thA3841100
17thA3861101
18thA4821100
19thM51100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1990

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1990: 70.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1990

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1990: 187.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years