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Teignbridge road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1991, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1990 (447), and casualties fell from 622.

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

Collisions in 1991
385
Down 14% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
537
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1991

3.4% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious7419%
  • Slight29877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious9418%
  • Slight43080%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 385, down 14% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.2%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March33 (8.6%)
  • April29 (7.5%)
  • May26 (6.8%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July37 (9.6%)
  • August48 (12%)
  • September38 (9.9%)
  • October32 (8.3%)
  • November33 (8.6%)
  • December32 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (72%)
  • Wet or damp103 (27%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (39%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph139 (36%)
  • 70 mph67 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (15%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20112 (21%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.6%)
  • Over 7524 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (57%)
  • Passenger178 (33%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (75%)
  • Motorcycle77 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1991.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1991

The A38 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1991: 47, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384776311
2ndA380366025
3rdA379335305
4thA382242806
5thA381212626
6thB3195121203
7thB3193111810
8thA38391001
9thA3081414
10thB31927902
11thB33447800
12thM57701
13thA3846801
14thB33876900
15thB32124902
16thA281100
17thA2811100
18thB31981100
19thB33571201
20thB33801100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1991

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1991: 59.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1991

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1991: 144.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years