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PL8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 806 road traffic collisions in the PL8 postcode district, South Hams, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 176 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
806
2,279th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,120
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
12 people killed
Serious collisions
176
232 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PL8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious17622%
  • Slight61977%

What the data shows

  • PL8 had 81 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 140 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in PL8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 86 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL8, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in PL8.

Where PL8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,279th
Most casualties
2,275th
Most fatal collisions
2,396th
Most serious collisions
2,295th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday110 (14%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday92 (11%)
  • Friday132 (16%)
  • Saturday124 (15%)
  • Sunday111 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight639 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway747 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph333 (41%)
  • 40 mph43 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph414 (51%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds610 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other21 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant771 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (15%)
  • Pedestrian82 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL8 peaked at 37 in 1990; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202489
202345
2022710
20211013
20201113
201989
2018913
20171118
2016812
20151516
2014810
20131518
20121316
20111419
20101117
20091012
20081821
20071724
20061925
20052129
20041014
20032127
20021316
20011014
20002030
19992023
19981517
19972437
19963151
19953242
19941924
19933349
19922733
19912630
19903750
19892027
19881721
19871725
19862847
19852335
19841525
19831116
19822034
19811834
19802131
19793652

Map of recent crashes in PL8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL8

The 24 most recent collisions in PL8 happened between 22 January 2022 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL8

The A379 has the most collisions in PL8, 379 of 806 (47%), followed by the B3186 (69).

Collisions in PL8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379379584895
2ndB31866992216
3rdA374222306
4thA386131501
5thB325061102
6thB341361001
7thA385601
8thB32414401
9thA3883300

Council areas covering PL8

Collisions in PL8 were recorded in 2 council areas. The South Hams has 675 of 806 (84%).

Collisions in PL8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Hams67595810146
2ndPlymouth129160130