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Teignbridge road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2018, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2017 (272), and casualties rose from 359.

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

Collisions in 2018
287
Up 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
405
Up 13% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2018

1% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6121%
  • Slight22378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight33583%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 287, up 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday55 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (11%)
  • February21 (7.3%)
  • March27 (9.4%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June25 (8.7%)
  • July22 (7.7%)
  • August25 (8.7%)
  • September26 (9.1%)
  • October21 (7.3%)
  • November16 (5.6%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (71%)
  • Wet or damp70 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph132 (46%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph74 (26%)
  • 70 mph49 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2027 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 2529 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3580 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5571 (18%)
  • 56 to 6547 (12%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.7%)
  • Over 7523 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (65%)
  • Passenger102 (25%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (77%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had the 154th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2018

Buckland & Milber, Teignbridge, TQ12 4AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2018, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2018

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2018: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380324604
2ndA379242704
3rdA38233300
4thA381203705
5thA382193212
6thA383111904
7thA3081504
8thB33448802
9thB31956601
10thM55801
11thB31924601
12thB31934611
13thB32124602
14thA3841300
15thB33521100
16thB33571201

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2018

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2018: 39.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2018

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2018: 126.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years