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Teignbridge road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2021, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2020 (204), and casualties rose from 259.

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

Collisions in 2021
205
Level with 2020
Casualties in 2021
296
Up 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2021

1.5% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious5627%
  • Slight14671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7224%
  • Slight22175%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 205, level with 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (10%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (9.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.9%)
  • February8 (3.9%)
  • March18 (8.8%)
  • April16 (7.8%)
  • May17 (8.3%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July27 (13%)
  • August17 (8.3%)
  • September15 (7.3%)
  • October20 (9.8%)
  • November19 (9.3%)
  • December15 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (71%)
  • Wet or damp56 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph103 (50%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph41 (20%)
  • 70 mph38 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 159 (3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (16%)
  • 56 to 6536 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.1%)
  • Over 7515 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (71%)
  • Passenger62 (21%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (67%)
  • Motorcycle39 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had the 171st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2021

Buckland & Milber, Teignbridge, TQ12 4AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2021, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2021

The A380 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2021: 20, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380203314
2ndA379182715
3rdA38173606
4thA381162003
5thA383152004
6thA38291303
7thB334491603
8thA306600
9thB31956701
10thB32125702
11thB31924500
12thB338041001
13thM53311
14thB31932401
15thA3841200
16thB33521101

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2021

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2021: 26.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2021

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2021: 90.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2021, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years