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Ashburton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Ashburton, Teignbridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
253
1,720th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
318
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
52
60 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ashburton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5221%
  • Slight19878%

What the data shows

  • Ashburton had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 40 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Ashburton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 63 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ashburton, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Ashburton.

Where Ashburton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,720th
Most casualties
1,741st
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,700th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (19%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph182 (72%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph53 (21%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant116 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (24%)
  • Pedestrian71 (22%)
  • Cyclist28 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ashburton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashburton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ashburton peaked at 15 in 1989; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202422
202322
202233
202111
202000
201900
201833
201766
201657
201533
201434
201358
201244
201135
201045
200989
200814
200735
200667
20051318
200479
200389
200233
200134
200067
199944
199833
199756
199656
199557
19941011
199389
199222
199139
1990912
19891516
19881011
198733
198689
1985912
1984913
198377
19821017
19811521
198033
197977

Map of recent crashes in Ashburton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ashburton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ashburton

The 24 most recent collisions in Ashburton happened between 9 November 2015 and 30 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ashburton

The B3352 has the most collisions in Ashburton, 76 of 253 (30%), followed by the A38 (16).

Collisions in Ashburton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB33527687121
2ndA38162604
3rdB3357111504

Council areas covering Ashburton

Collisions in Ashburton were recorded in 2 council areas. Teignbridge has 247 of 253 (98%).

Collisions in Ashburton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTeignbridge247311351
2ndSouth Hams3400

Postcode district for Ashburton

All 253 collisions in Ashburton were in the TQ13 postcode district.