Skip to main content
CrashStats

Teignbridge road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2002, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (436), and casualties fell from 577.

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

Collisions in 2002
414
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
572
Down 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight34383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight49587%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 414, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (19%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February24 (5.8%)
  • March34 (8.2%)
  • April37 (8.9%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June41 (9.9%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August29 (7%)
  • September27 (6.5%)
  • October38 (9.2%)
  • November41 (9.9%)
  • December34 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (88%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (61%)
  • Wet or damp155 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (44%)
  • 40 mph49 (12%)
  • 60 mph110 (27%)
  • 70 mph72 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (21%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2091 (16%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (17%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (64%)
  • Passenger149 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car586 (77%)
  • Motorcycle70 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Teignbridge

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Teignbridge ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2002.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2002

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2002, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2002

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2002: 65, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380659827
2ndA38406614
3rdA382284816
4thA381253602
5thA379243405
6thA383111902
7thB3192111604
8thB3193101302
9thA3081211
10thB334481303
11thB31955701
12thB33873301
13thM53300
14thB33572200
15thA30221100
16thA3231100
17thA3961101
18thB31851100
19thB33521100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2002

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2002: 79.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2002

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2002: 209.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years