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Teignbridge road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2008, and 542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (385), and casualties rose from 517.

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

Collisions in 2008
397
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
542
Up 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2008

2.3% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight34888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious468.5%
  • Slight48790%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 397, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (17%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday71 (18%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.3%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April31 (7.8%)
  • May45 (11%)
  • June26 (6.5%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August32 (8.1%)
  • September35 (8.8%)
  • October21 (5.3%)
  • November39 (9.8%)
  • December33 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (64%)
  • Wet or damp124 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph184 (46%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph116 (29%)
  • 70 mph57 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (12%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20108 (20%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.4%)
  • Over 7525 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (66%)
  • Passenger136 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (77%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had the 162nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2008

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2008, with 40 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2008

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2008: 52, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380526806
2ndA38324311
3rdA381304606
4thA379294126
5thA382213012
6thA38381300
7thB31936811
8thA305501
9thB334451011
10thB31924900
11thB32124700
12thM54801
13thB31952500
14thB31992201
15thB33572400
16thB33872300
17thA3621101

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2008

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2008: 70.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2008

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2008: 185.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years