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Teignbridge road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2003, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2002 (414), and casualties fell from 572.

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

Collisions in 2003
416
Level with 2002
Casualties in 2003
557
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2003 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious399.4%
  • Slight37189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious458.1%
  • Slight50691%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 416, level with 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.6%)
  • February28 (6.7%)
  • March26 (6.3%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May34 (8.2%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August37 (8.9%)
  • September32 (7.7%)
  • October32 (7.7%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December25 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (90%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (68%)
  • Wet or damp120 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph180 (43%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph141 (34%)
  • 70 mph49 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (16%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (12%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2096 (17%)
  • 21 to 2551 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35100 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (63%)
  • Passenger150 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (75%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2003.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2003

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2003, with 43 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2003

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2003: 62, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380628818
2ndA38365206
3rdA381294022
4thA382273612
5thA379233005
6thA383121302
7thB3193112211
8thB31957902
9thB321271001
10thB319251101
11thA304601
12thB33443400
13thB33803600
14thA2821400
15thA3771100
16thA3841100
17thA3851210
18thB31791200
19thB33521100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2003

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2003: 85.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2003

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2003: 202.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years