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Teignbridge road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2017, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (278), and casualties fell from 387.

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

Collisions in 2017
272
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
359
Down 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2017

1.5% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight21178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5716%
  • Slight29883%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 272, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (18%)
  • Sunday27 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7%)
  • February15 (5.5%)
  • March21 (7.7%)
  • April22 (8.1%)
  • May33 (12%)
  • June23 (8.5%)
  • July22 (8.1%)
  • August23 (8.5%)
  • September24 (8.8%)
  • October23 (8.5%)
  • November25 (9.2%)
  • December22 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (64%)
  • Wet or damp91 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph123 (45%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph68 (25%)
  • 70 mph49 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (22%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (11%)
  • Cyclist38 (11%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (10%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (16%)
  • 56 to 6534 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.2%)
  • Over 7519 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (74%)
  • Passenger68 (19%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (74%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2017.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2017

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2017, with 19 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2017

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2017: 34, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379344308
2ndA38334624
3rdA380274017
4thA381192815
5thA382111603
6thA3837902
7thA3051100
8thB31954602
9thB31923401
10thB32123401
11thB33442300
12thB33522202
13thB33872202
14thM51100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2017

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2017: 35.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2017

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2017: 105.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years