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Teignbridge road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 1998, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (381), and casualties rose from 504.

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

Collisions in 1998
390
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
532
Up 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 1998

1.5% of collisions in Teignbridge in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight33085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight46086%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 390, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.4%)
  • February30 (7.7%)
  • March29 (7.4%)
  • April31 (7.9%)
  • May27 (6.9%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July20 (5.1%)
  • August51 (13%)
  • September31 (7.9%)
  • October38 (9.7%)
  • November36 (9.2%)
  • December33 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (61%)
  • Wet or damp144 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph156 (40%)
  • 40 mph33 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph120 (31%)
  • 70 mph78 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (21%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (71%)
  • Pedestrian53 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist32 (6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (14%)
  • 21 to 2544 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35110 (21%)
  • 36 to 4587 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7528 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (62%)
  • Passenger147 (28%)
  • Pedestrian53 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (79%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1998.

Collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 1998

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 1998: 52, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380528239
2ndA38467628
3rdA379344706
4thA381324613
5thA382232902
6thB319981000
7thA307901
8thB31957801
9thB31926802
10thB31936701
11thA3835801
12thB33445903
13thM53400
14thB33872200
15thA3761100
16thA3771100
17thA3851100
18thA391101
19thA3991100
20thB31851200

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 1998

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 1998: 53.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 1998

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 1998: 168.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years