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TQ9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,438 road traffic collisions in the TQ9 postcode district, South Hams, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 731 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,438
1,110th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,792
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
55
56 people killed
Serious collisions
731
956 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TQ9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal551.6%
  • Serious73121%
  • Slight2,65277%

What the data shows

  • TQ9 had 416 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 623 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in TQ9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 448 children under 16 were killed or injured in TQ9, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in TQ9.

Where TQ9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,110th
Most casualties
1,060th
Most fatal collisions
1,050th
Most serious collisions
888th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday462 (13%)
  • Tuesday491 (14%)
  • Wednesday523 (15%)
  • Thursday520 (15%)
  • Friday583 (17%)
  • Saturday476 (14%)
  • Sunday383 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,688 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting549 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit179 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,175 (92%)
  • Roundabout101 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph15 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,317 (38%)
  • 40 mph126 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,944 (57%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,584 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds568 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds97 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist35 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other77 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,127 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist706 (15%)
  • Pedestrian421 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist200 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant112 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant99 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)65 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TQ9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TQ9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TQ9 peaked at 116 in 1986; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253749
20244560
20233642
20223852
20213751
20203137
201939108
20185482
20175580
20164463
20155578
20144772
20134860
20125695
20115472
20105064
20097790
200870105
200781104
200685116
200599134
20047387
20037698
200290134
200175101
200072111
199985104
199888105
199799125
1996109145
199588128
19947395
199382112
199276105
199185129
199093116
198979107
1988104144
19877292
1986116183
198590113
1984103150
1983103145
1982102154
198198144
198089129
197980122

Map of recent crashes in TQ9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TQ9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TQ9

The 24 most recent collisions in TQ9 happened between 3 June and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TQ9

The A381 has the most collisions in TQ9, 840 of 3,438 (24%), followed by the A385 (762).

Collisions in TQ9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3818401,23318189
2ndA3857621,15515172
3rdA384184243235
4thA3122118176219
5thB3210108167340
6thB320778116126
7thA3794401
8thA3803300

Council areas covering TQ9

Collisions in TQ9 were recorded in 3 council areas. The South Hams has 3,319 of 3,438 (97%).

Collisions in TQ9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Hams3,3194,62554703
2ndTeignbridge75110119
3rdTorbay404906

Town in TQ9

Of the 3,438 collisions in TQ9, 928 (27%) were in Totnes.