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TQ8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in the TQ8 postcode district, South Hams, from 1979 to 2025, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
184
2,580th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
230
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
44
48 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TQ8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4424%
  • Slight13976%

What the data shows

  • TQ8 had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 41 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in TQ8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in TQ8, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in TQ8.

Where TQ8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,580th
Most casualties
2,603rd
Most fatal collisions
2,673rd
Most serious collisions
2,595th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (21%)
  • Tuesday19 (10%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (11%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph124 (67%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph48 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant118 (51%)
  • Pedestrian61 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (17%)
  • Cyclist7 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TQ8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TQ8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TQ8 peaked at 10 in 1982; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202444
202311
202200
202139
202000
201922
201857
201722
201622
201522
201457
201355
201234
201144
201044
200969
200867
200711
200656
200588
200445
200344
200234
200167
200022
199936
199866
199734
199633
199566
199445
199333
199233
199134
199033
198945
198877
198755
198669
198522
198444
198348
19821013
1981814
198046
197956

Map of recent crashes in TQ8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TQ8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TQ8

The 24 most recent collisions in TQ8 happened between 27 May 2014 and 22 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TQ8

The A381 has the most collisions in TQ8, 43 of 184 (23%), followed by the B3204 (36).

Collisions in TQ8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3814360115
2ndB32043646010
3rdA3803300

Council areas covering TQ8

Collisions in TQ8 were recorded in 2 council areas. The South Hams has 178 of 184 (97%).

Collisions in TQ8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Hams178222144
2ndTeignbridge6800

Town in TQ8

Of the 184 collisions in TQ8, 144 (78%) were in Salcombe.