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Salcombe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Salcombe, South Hams, from 1979 to 2025, and 172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
144
2,332nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
172
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
32
36 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Salcombe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight11177%

What the data shows

  • Salcombe had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Salcombe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 17 children under 16 were killed or injured in Salcombe, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 22% of collisions in Salcombe.

Where Salcombe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,332nd
Most casualties
2,480th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,244th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (22%)
  • Tuesday15 (10%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday26 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (10%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph113 (78%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant77 (45%)
  • Pedestrian59 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (17%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Salcombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Salcombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Salcombe peaked at 9 in 1982; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202433
202311
202200
202111
202000
201911
201846
201722
201622
201500
201433
201333
201234
201144
201033
200969
200855
200711
200645
200577
200445
200344
200234
200144
200011
199912
199866
199711
199633
199566
199422
199333
199222
199111
199033
198923
198855
198733
198658
198522
198433
198335
1982912
1981510
198046
197956

Map of recent crashes in Salcombe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Salcombe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Salcombe

The 24 most recent collisions in Salcombe happened between 10 April 2012 and 22 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Salcombe

The B3204 has the most collisions in Salcombe, 36 of 144 (25%), followed by the A381 (29).

Collisions in Salcombe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32043646010
2ndA381293518
3rdA3803300

Council areas covering Salcombe

Collisions in Salcombe were recorded in 2 council areas. The South Hams has 138 of 144 (96%).

Collisions in Salcombe by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Hams138164132
2ndTeignbridge6800

Postcode district for Salcombe

All 144 collisions in Salcombe were in the TQ8 postcode district.