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Teignbridge road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2022, and 233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2021 (205), and casualties fell from 296.

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

Collisions in 2022
172
Down 16% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
233
Down 21% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2022

1.2% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2022 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4526%
  • Slight12573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4519%
  • Slight18680%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 172, down 16% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 172
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday15 (8.7%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday36 (21%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.6%)
  • February13 (7.6%)
  • March9 (5.2%)
  • April16 (9.3%)
  • May16 (9.3%)
  • June13 (7.6%)
  • July17 (9.9%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September15 (8.7%)
  • October17 (9.9%)
  • November11 (6.4%)
  • December14 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (9.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (76%)
  • Wet or damp38 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph90 (52%)
  • 40 mph12 (7%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (21%)
  • 70 mph27 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (20%)
  • Roundabout16 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (13%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2033 (14%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3534 (15%)
  • 36 to 4526 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.3%)
  • Over 7516 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (66%)
  • Passenger51 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (67%)
  • Motorcycle32 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2022.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2022

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2022, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2022

The A379 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2022: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379253308
2ndA381182313
3rdA38132603
4thA30112502
5thA380101303
6thB319591100
7thA38281001
8thA3836802
9thB31933302
10thB33442201
11thB33802200
12thM52700
13thA3901101
14thB31921100
15thB32121201
16thB33521100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2022

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2022: 26.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2022

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2022: 71.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2022.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years