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Teignbridge road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2015, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (338), and casualties fell from 461.

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

Collisions in 2015
313
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
424
Down 8% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2015

1.3% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight25682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight36285%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 313, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.3%)
  • February25 (8%)
  • March24 (7.7%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May30 (9.6%)
  • June26 (8.3%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November24 (7.7%)
  • December16 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (67%)
  • Wet or damp101 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph156 (50%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph80 (26%)
  • 70 mph36 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (15%)
  • Roundabout22 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (17%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 154 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (12%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3581 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (15%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.4%)
  • Over 7515 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (74%)
  • Passenger81 (19%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (70%)
  • Motorcycle73 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had the 168th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2015

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2015, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2015

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2015: 32, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379323707
2ndA38294326
3rdA381283905
4thA380264114
5thA382192104
6thB3192193202
7thA383151803
8thB3195101200
9thA308903
10thB321281203
11thB31937802
12thB33446600
13thB33875601
14thA30221100
15thB33521100
16thM51100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2015

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2015: 53.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2015

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2015: 136.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years