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Teignbridge road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2005, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2004 (383), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 2005
424
Up 11% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
574
Up 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2005

0.5% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2005 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious419.7%
  • Slight38190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious488.4%
  • Slight52491%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 424, up 11% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday60 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.5%)
  • February23 (5.4%)
  • March31 (7.3%)
  • April30 (7.1%)
  • May31 (7.3%)
  • June41 (9.7%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August38 (9%)
  • September42 (9.9%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November30 (7.1%)
  • December38 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (61%)
  • Wet or damp152 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph146 (34%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph225 (53%)
  • 70 mph23 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (13%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2088 (15%)
  • 21 to 2556 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.1%)
  • Over 7528 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded81 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (64%)
  • Passenger142 (25%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (81%)
  • Motorcycle70 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2005.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2005

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2005, with 36 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2005

The A38 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2005: 48, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38487607
2ndA380386304
3rdA381263705
4thA379253802
5thA383202812
6thA382152002
7thB3192132001
8thB319391300
9thB33444601
10thA303300
11thA3842300
12thB31952300
13thB32122300
14thB33522200
15thA30721100
16thA3621100
17thB31981100
18thB33871100
19thM51100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2005

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2005: 70.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2005

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2005: 196.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years