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Teignbridge road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2009, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (397), and casualties fell from 542.

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

Collisions in 2009
362
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
509
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
6.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2009

1.1% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2009 were fatal and 6.4% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious236.4%
  • Slight33593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious275.3%
  • Slight47794%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 362, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (20%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (9.7%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.7%)
  • February26 (7.2%)
  • March23 (6.4%)
  • April26 (7.2%)
  • May25 (6.9%)
  • June30 (8.3%)
  • July36 (9.9%)
  • August31 (8.6%)
  • September42 (12%)
  • October32 (8.8%)
  • November27 (7.5%)
  • December36 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (71%)
  • Wet or damp87 (24%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph186 (51%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph84 (23%)
  • 70 mph52 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (19%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (19%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.9%)
  • Over 7535 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (64%)
  • Passenger142 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (77%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had the 173rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2009

Buckland & Milber, Teignbridge, TQ12 4AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2009, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2009

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2009: 47, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380477315
2ndA38335721
3rdA379284301
4thA381244203
5thA382223003
6thA383101100
7thA3091110
8thB321281100
9thB31936701
10thB33445601
11thB31923700
12thB31953300
13thB31992200
14thA281100
15thA30221100
16thA3851100
17thB1931100
18thB33521100
19thB33571100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2009

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2009: 59.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2009

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2009: 175.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2009.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years