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Teignbridge road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1997, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1996 (448), and casualties fell from 613.

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

Collisions in 1997
381
Down 15% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
504
Down 18% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1997

2.1% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight32886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight43687%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 381, down 15% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February28 (7.3%)
  • March24 (6.3%)
  • April42 (11%)
  • May29 (7.6%)
  • June33 (8.7%)
  • July32 (8.4%)
  • August34 (8.9%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October26 (6.8%)
  • November33 (8.7%)
  • December37 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (61%)
  • Wet or damp142 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (42%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph110 (29%)
  • 70 mph70 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (20%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (13%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2075 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 35113 (22%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.5%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (61%)
  • Passenger150 (30%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (78%)
  • Motorcycle62 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1997.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1997

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1997: 52, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380526923
2ndA38446325
3rdA382355015
4thA379283814
5thA381253304
6thB3193101310
7thA3081001
8thA38381202
9thB31957700
10thB32125803
11thB33445801
12thB31924811
13thB31993401
14thB33523300
15thB33873300
16thA3842301
17thB33572201
18thM52200
19thA30221100
20thA3701100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1997

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1997: 67.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1997

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1997: 180.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years