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Teignbridge road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1996, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1995 (384), and casualties rose from 528.

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

Collisions in 1996
448
Up 17% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
613
Up 16% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1996

2% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight38285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight53587%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 448, up 17% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.4%)
  • February42 (9.4%)
  • March20 (4.5%)
  • April34 (7.6%)
  • May29 (6.5%)
  • June44 (9.8%)
  • July35 (7.8%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October34 (7.6%)
  • November43 (9.6%)
  • December41 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (60%)
  • Wet or damp162 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph205 (46%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph128 (29%)
  • 70 mph82 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (22%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (10%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35136 (22%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7527 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (57%)
  • Passenger200 (33%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car620 (80%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1996.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1996

The A38 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1996: 65, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386590310
2ndA381465518
3rdA380426202
4thA379386309
5thA382314102
6thB3199172704
7thB3193152401
8thB3195151901
9thA383121702
10thA3081510
11thB319281420
12thM54601
13thA3843601
14thB32123300
15thB33443300
16thB33523300
17thA3852300
18thB33572210
19thB33872200
20thB1931100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1996

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1996: 49.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1996

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1996: 181.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1996, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years