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Teignbridge road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2012, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (369), and casualties fell from 496.

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

Collisions in 2012
324
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
459
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2012

1.2% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight27184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight40488%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 324, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday60 (19%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.9%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March28 (8.6%)
  • April25 (7.7%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June27 (8.3%)
  • July29 (9%)
  • August33 (10%)
  • September22 (6.8%)
  • October24 (7.4%)
  • November30 (9.3%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (64%)
  • Wet or damp113 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph154 (48%)
  • 40 mph33 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph73 (23%)
  • 70 mph56 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (18%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2066 (14%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (69%)
  • Passenger108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (78%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had the 175th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2012

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2012, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2012

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2012: 40, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380406915
2ndA38355105
3rdA379334508
4thA381253001
5thA382213513
6thA383192603
7thB3195111803
8thA30101102
9thB3192101701
10thB319371202
11thB321261001
12thB33444401
13thB33523300
14thB33872300
15thM52210
16thB33801300

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2012

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2012: 47.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2012

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2012: 160.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years