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Buckfastleigh road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
164
2,164th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
216
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
28
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Buckfastleigh

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2817%
  • Slight13582%

What the data shows

  • Buckfastleigh had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Buckfastleigh were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 35 children under 16 were killed or injured in Buckfastleigh, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Buckfastleigh.

Where Buckfastleigh ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,164th
Most casualties
2,175th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,411th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (19%)
  • Tuesday15 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (57%)
  • 40 mph17 (10%)
  • 60 mph40 (24%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant116 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (19%)
  • Pedestrian40 (19%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Buckfastleigh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Buckfastleigh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Buckfastleigh peaked at 11 in 1983; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202323
202222
2021511
202000
201900
201844
201700
201622
201544
201435
201322
201233
201100
201044
200933
200845
200744
200644
200544
200447
200322
200244
200157
200034
199924
199833
199758
199656
19951014
199455
199368
199234
199111
199034
198912
198833
198758
198634
198588
198457
19831116
198245
198138
198067
197936

Map of recent crashes in Buckfastleigh

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Buckfastleigh

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Buckfastleigh

The 24 most recent collisions in Buckfastleigh happened between 10 December 2013 and 13 June 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Buckfastleigh

The B3380 has the most collisions in Buckfastleigh, 33 of 164 (20%), followed by the A38 (17).

Collisions in Buckfastleigh on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3380335103
2ndA38172403
3rdA384121603

Council areas covering Buckfastleigh

Collisions in Buckfastleigh were recorded in 2 council areas. Teignbridge has 158 of 164 (96%).

Collisions in Buckfastleigh by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTeignbridge158208128
2ndSouth Hams6800

Postcode district for Buckfastleigh

All 164 collisions in Buckfastleigh were in the TQ11 postcode district.