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Teignmouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,070 road traffic collisions in Teignmouth, Teignbridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 203 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,070
716th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,293
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
203
220 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Teignmouth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious20319%
  • Slight85480%

What the data shows

  • Teignmouth had 114 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 230 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Teignmouth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 196 children under 16 were killed or injured in Teignmouth, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Teignmouth.

Where Teignmouth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
716th
Most casualties
739th
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
702nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (13%)
  • Tuesday152 (14%)
  • Wednesday170 (16%)
  • Thursday170 (16%)
  • Friday186 (17%)
  • Saturday146 (14%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight874 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway928 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph959 (90%)
  • 40 mph38 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph64 (6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds890 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant548 (42%)
  • Pedestrian365 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist233 (18%)
  • Cyclist96 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Teignmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Teignmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Teignmouth peaked at 42 in 1988; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251010
2024911
2023911
2022910
202188
20201415
20191418
20181518
20171515
20161115
20152329
20143240
20131111
20121721
20111012
20102427
20091621
20082736
20073347
20063746
20052837
20042732
20032325
20022124
20012836
20001719
19992934
19982024
19971515
19962838
19952023
19943135
19933139
19922629
19913742
19902834
19892532
19884255
19871923
19862728
19851922
19843642
19833650
19823237
19813641
19802531
19792025

Map of recent crashes in Teignmouth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Teignmouth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Teignmouth

The 24 most recent collisions in Teignmouth happened between 19 July 2023 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Teignmouth

The A379 has the most collisions in Teignmouth, 259 of 1,070 (24%), followed by the B3192 (125).

Collisions in Teignmouth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379259334562
2ndB3192125161230
3rdA381658417
4thB31994661012

Council area for Teignmouth

Teignmouth is in Teignbridge, where police recorded 17,454 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Teignmouth accounts for 6.1% of them.

Postcode districts in Teignmouth

Collisions in Teignmouth were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by TQ14 (1,067) and EX7 (3).