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Teignbridge road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2016, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2015 (313), and casualties fell from 424.

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

Collisions in 2016
278
Down 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
387
Down 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2016

1.4% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5620%
  • Slight21878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight32484%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 278, down 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February23 (8.3%)
  • March20 (7.2%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May22 (7.9%)
  • June20 (7.2%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August18 (6.5%)
  • September25 (9%)
  • October24 (8.6%)
  • November24 (8.6%)
  • December16 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (69%)
  • Wet or damp78 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph121 (44%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph71 (26%)
  • 70 mph53 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (69%)
  • Passenger95 (25%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (79%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Teignbridge ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2016.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2016

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2016, with 20 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2016

The A38 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2016: 34, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38345515
2ndA380202506
3rdA379192316
4thA381172304
5thA382162602
6thA30111402
7thA383111802
8thB319281401
9thB32124703
10thB31953500
11thB33442200
12thB33872200
13thM52200

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2016

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2016: 36.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2016

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2016: 115.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years