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Teignbridge road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2019, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2018 (287), and casualties rose from 405.

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

Collisions in 2019
284
Down 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
406
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2019

1.4% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5720%
  • Slight22379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight34084%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 284, down 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.2%)
  • February15 (5.3%)
  • March17 (6%)
  • April25 (8.8%)
  • May14 (4.9%)
  • June22 (7.7%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September17 (6%)
  • October26 (9.2%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (62%)
  • Wet or damp101 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (47%)
  • 40 mph30 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph65 (23%)
  • 70 mph51 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (19%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2057 (14%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (16%)
  • 56 to 6546 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.2%)
  • Over 7527 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (71%)
  • Passenger90 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (75%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had the 147th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2019

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2019, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2019

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2019: 30, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379304108
2ndA38274112
3rdA380243904
4thA381203003
5thA382203002
6thA383152013
7thB3195141402
8thA30102703
9thB319261203
10thB33446702
11thB31933500
12thB32122201
13thM52400
14thA3771100
15thB33871100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2019

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2019: 49.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2019

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2019: 129.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2019, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years