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Teignbridge road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Teignbridge in 2024, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2023 (201), and casualties rose from 261.

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

Collisions in 2024
222
Up 10% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
281
Up 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Teignbridge in 2024

1.8% of collisions in Teignbridge in 2024 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in Teignbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4621%
  • Slight17277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight22480%

Teignbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 487 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 222, up 10% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 222
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday45 (20%)
  • Saturday23 (10%)
  • Sunday37 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.2%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March21 (9.5%)
  • April14 (6.3%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June22 (9.9%)
  • July19 (8.6%)
  • August16 (7.2%)
  • September21 (9.5%)
  • October14 (6.3%)
  • November22 (9.9%)
  • December17 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (64%)
  • Wet or damp77 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph87 (39%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (28%)
  • 70 mph42 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Teignbridge in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (12%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2043 (15%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3539 (14%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (13%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.1%)
  • Over 7518 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (68%)
  • Passenger60 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (70%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Teignbridge in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Teignbridge had the 163rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Teignbridge in 2024

Bushell, Teignbridge, TQ12 2PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Teignbridge in 2024, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Teignbridge with the most crashes in 2024

The A379 and A38 had the most collisions in Teignbridge in 2024, with 29 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Teignbridge, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379293414
2ndA38293804
3rdA380182104
4thA381182104
5thA30111703
6thA38271401
7thA3836701
8thB31936901
9thB32126712
10thB31923301
11thB31953301
12thB33872301
13thB33441100
14thB33801100
15thM51100

Towns in Teignbridge: crashes in 2024

Newton Abbot had the most collisions of any town in Teignbridge in 2024: 24.

Postcode districts in Teignbridge: crashes in 2024

TQ12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Teignbridge in 2024: 67.

Latest crashes in Teignbridge in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Teignbridge in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Teignbridge road accidents in other years