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Marldon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Marldon, South Hams, from 1979 to 2025, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 28 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
173
2,105th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
224
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
28
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Marldon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight14584%

What the data shows

  • Marldon had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% more than the 22 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Marldon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 25 children under 16 were killed or injured in Marldon, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in Marldon.

Where Marldon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,105th
Most casualties
2,133rd
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,411th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (83%)
  • Roundabout25 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph108 (62%)
  • 40 mph22 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph39 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant142 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (19%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8%)
  • Cyclist9 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Marldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Marldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Marldon peaked at 11 in 1984; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202444
202324
202233
202122
202011
201922
201835
201711
2016510
201511
201411
201323
201211
201122
201000
200934
200822
200745
200668
2005910
200444
200323
200222
200134
200015
199922
199824
199722
199679
199533
199411
1993917
199288
199144
199035
198958
198855
198745
198655
198599
19841113
198368
198255
198136
1980710
197968

Map of recent crashes in Marldon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Marldon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Marldon

The 24 most recent collisions in Marldon happened between 26 September 2015 and 3 December 2024.

Crashes by road in Marldon

The A3022 has the most collisions in Marldon, 33 of 173 (19%), followed by the A380 (16).

Collisions in Marldon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30223340011
2ndA380162200

Council areas covering Marldon

Collisions in Marldon were recorded in 2 council areas. The South Hams has 123 of 173 (71%).

Collisions in Marldon by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Hams123164019
2ndTorbay506009

Postcode district for Marldon

All 173 collisions in Marldon were in the TQ3 postcode district.