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Lee Mill road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Lee Mill, South Hams, from 1979 to 2025, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
143
2,339th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
217
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
29
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lee Mill

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious2920%
  • Slight10976%

What the data shows

  • Lee Mill had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 47 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Lee Mill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lee Mill, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Lee Mill.

Where Lee Mill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,339th
Most casualties
2,167th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (17%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday10 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway88 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph71 (50%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph22 (15%)
  • 70 mph43 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant152 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (14%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lee Mill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lee Mill, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lee Mill peaked at 8 in 2016; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202436
202311
202246
202111
202038
201900
201826
201722
201689
2015610
201449
201322
201247
2011812
2010718
2009610
200858
200733
200624
200533
200422
200312
200233
200134
200044
199922
199822
199700
1996810
199522
199433
199345
199237
199122
1990610
198934
198833
198724
198635
198522
198400
198323
198244
198122
198026
197911

Map of recent crashes in Lee Mill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lee Mill

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lee Mill

The 24 most recent collisions in Lee Mill happened between 31 March 2016 and 24 July 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lee Mill

Of the 143 collisions in Lee Mill, 51 were on the A38.

Collisions in Lee Mill on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385188413

Council areas covering Lee Mill

Collisions in Lee Mill were recorded in 2 council areas. The South Hams has 138 of 143 (97%).

Collisions in Lee Mill by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Hams138211529
2ndPlymouth5600

Postcode district for Lee Mill

All 143 collisions in Lee Mill were in the PL21 postcode district.