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Teignbridge road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2023, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2022 (172), and casualties rose from 233.

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

Collisions in 2023
201
Up 17% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
261
Up 12% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2023

None of the collisions in Teignbridge in 2023 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4221%
  • Slight15979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight21582%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 201, up 17% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 201
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (17%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8%)
  • February14 (7%)
  • March14 (7%)
  • April11 (5.5%)
  • May15 (7.5%)
  • June15 (7.5%)
  • July26 (13%)
  • August22 (11%)
  • September18 (9%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November19 (9.5%)
  • December11 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (62%)
  • Wet or damp73 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph78 (39%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (2%)
  • 60 mph58 (29%)
  • 70 mph48 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4%)
  • Roundabout6 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2526 (10%)
  • 26 to 3540 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8%)
  • Over 7522 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (65%)
  • Passenger67 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (11%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2023.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2023

Buckland & Milber, Teignbridge, TQ12 4AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2023, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2023

The A38 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2023: 25, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38253206
2ndA380202904
3rdA379182700
4thA382131503
5thA381121205
6thA3081701
7thB31935701
8thB31955601
9thB33445702
10thB31924401
11thA3833301
12thB32123402
13thM52500
14thB33521101

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2023

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2023: 25.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2023

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2023: 73.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years