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Kingskerswell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Kingskerswell, Teignbridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 80 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
524
1,128th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
690
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
80
92 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kingskerswell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight43984%

What the data shows

  • Kingskerswell had 30 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 80% fewer than the 151 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Kingskerswell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 48 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kingskerswell, 7.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Kingskerswell.

Where Kingskerswell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,128th
Most casualties
1,111th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,307th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (12%)
  • Tuesday79 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday88 (17%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (11%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight435 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph201 (38%)
  • 40 mph279 (53%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant386 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (26%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kingskerswell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kingskerswell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kingskerswell peaked at 24 in 2008; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202400
202344
202211
202123
202011
201922
201857
201744
201677
20151015
20141316
20131828
20121831
20111219
20101725
20091221
20082429
20071515
20061213
20051014
20041219
20031011
20021924
20011114
20001011
19991521
19981214
19972024
19961519
19951012
19941217
19931317
19921218
19911219
1990710
19891822
19881417
19871016
19861013
19851314
19841214
19831417
19821317
19811418
19801522
19791011

Map of recent crashes in Kingskerswell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kingskerswell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kingskerswell

The 24 most recent collisions in Kingskerswell happened between 28 November 2016 and 25 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kingskerswell

The A380 has the most collisions in Kingskerswell, 374 of 524 (71%), followed by the A3022 (5).

Collisions in Kingskerswell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA380374508456
2ndA30225600

Council areas covering Kingskerswell

Collisions in Kingskerswell were recorded in 2 council areas. Teignbridge has 509 of 524 (97%).

Collisions in Kingskerswell by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTeignbridge509672577
2ndTorbay151803

Postcode districts in Kingskerswell

Collisions in Kingskerswell were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by TQ12 (511) and TQ2 (13).