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TQ6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 815 road traffic collisions in the TQ6 postcode district, South Hams, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,020 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 155 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
815
2,277th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,020
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
155
175 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TQ6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious15519%
  • Slight64880%

What the data shows

  • TQ6 had 91 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 127 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in TQ6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 137 children under 16 were killed or injured in TQ6, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in TQ6.

Where TQ6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,277th
Most casualties
2,315th
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,341st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday120 (15%)
  • Wednesday127 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (13%)
  • Friday140 (17%)
  • Saturday115 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight666 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph501 (61%)
  • 40 mph16 (2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph277 (34%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds643 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant444 (44%)
  • Pedestrian257 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (19%)
  • Cyclist56 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TQ6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TQ6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TQ6 peaked at 45 in 1979; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251518
202444
2023711
202256
202155
202055
20191016
20181416
20171216
20161422
20151222
2014912
201379
20121216
201155
20101114
20091215
20081821
20072737
20061420
20051520
20041617
20031010
20021522
20012026
20002536
19991719
19982228
19971316
19962121
19951921
19941721
19932732
19922027
19911721
19901822
19891619
19882634
19872122
19862728
19853343
19842428
19831823
19823139
19812739
19803743
19794553

Map of recent crashes in TQ6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TQ6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TQ6

The 24 most recent collisions in TQ6 happened between 8 June 2023 and 29 December 2025.

Crashes by road in TQ6

The A379 has the most collisions in TQ6, 200 of 815 (25%), followed by the B3205 (130).

Collisions in TQ6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379200266744
2ndB3205130159130
3rdA312287124113
4thB32074672020

Council areas covering TQ6

Collisions in TQ6 were recorded in 2 council areas. The South Hams has 798 of 815 (98%).

Collisions in TQ6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Hams79899912151
2ndTorbay131602

Town in TQ6

Of the 815 collisions in TQ6, 379 (47%) were in Dartmouth.