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Teignbridge road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2020, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2019 (284), and casualties fell from 406.

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

Collisions in 2020
204
Down 28% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
259
Down 36% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2020

3.4% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious4824%
  • Slight14973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight20178%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 204, down 28% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 204
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.8%)
  • February21 (10%)
  • March12 (5.9%)
  • April9 (4.4%)
  • May15 (7.4%)
  • June12 (5.9%)
  • July20 (9.8%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October18 (8.8%)
  • November18 (8.8%)
  • December16 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (67%)
  • Wet or damp65 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph101 (50%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (2%)
  • 60 mph50 (25%)
  • 70 mph30 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (62%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (12%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (10%)
  • 21 to 2517 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3550 (19%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8.1%)
  • Over 7515 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (71%)
  • Passenger42 (16%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (73%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had the 157th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2020

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2020, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2020

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2020: 27, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379273518
2ndA380222914
3rdA381162105
4thA38121813
5thA383111402
6thB31928912
7thA38271003
8thA306811
9thB31956810
10thB33444602
11thB31932210
12thB32122300
13thB33871100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2020

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2020: 32.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2020

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2020: 95.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years