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Tavistock road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 938 road traffic collisions in Tavistock, West Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 174 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
938
790th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,151
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
174
183 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Tavistock

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious17419%
  • Slight75580%

What the data shows

  • Tavistock had 117 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 182 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Tavistock were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 135 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tavistock, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Tavistock.

Where Tavistock ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
790th
Most casualties
808th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
770th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (17%)
  • Tuesday150 (16%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday113 (12%)
  • Friday161 (17%)
  • Saturday122 (13%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight765 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway829 (88%)
  • Roundabout57 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph827 (88%)
  • 40 mph25 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph82 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds723 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant576 (50%)
  • Pedestrian270 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (15%)
  • Cyclist86 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tavistock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tavistock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tavistock peaked at 33 in 1987; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251416
20241115
20231112
202267
20211011
20201118
20191517
2018816
20171719
20161417
20151321
201445
20131318
20121215
20113040
20101626
20092330
20081824
20073037
20062330
20052027
20042930
20032325
20022228
20011718
20001923
19992124
19982427
19971926
19962734
19952731
19942536
19931922
19922331
19912124
19902429
19892328
19882632
19873334
19862428
19852326
19842730
19832929
19822939
19812429
19801922
19792225

Map of recent crashes in Tavistock

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tavistock

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tavistock

The 24 most recent collisions in Tavistock happened between 25 February 2024 and 1 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tavistock

The A386 has the most collisions in Tavistock, 369 of 938 (39%), followed by the A390 (58).

Collisions in Tavistock on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386369466554
2ndA3905877012
3rdA3845254018
4thB33573442110
5thB3362172404

Council areas covering Tavistock

Collisions in Tavistock were recorded in 3 council areas. West Devon has 909 of 938 (97%).

Collisions in Tavistock by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Devon9091,1179168
2ndPlymouth232605
3rdSouth Hams5701

Postcode district for Tavistock

All 938 collisions in Tavistock were in the PL19 postcode district.