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Totnes road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 928 road traffic collisions in Totnes, South Hams, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 154 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
928
796th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,138
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
11 people killed
Serious collisions
154
185 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Totnes

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious15417%
  • Slight76482%

What the data shows

  • Totnes had 105 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 188 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Totnes were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 159 children under 16 were killed or injured in Totnes, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Totnes.

Where Totnes ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
796th
Most casualties
818th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
841st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (15%)
  • Tuesday142 (15%)
  • Wednesday157 (17%)
  • Thursday134 (14%)
  • Friday163 (18%)
  • Saturday118 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight786 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway745 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road77 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout75 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph840 (91%)
  • 40 mph14 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph59 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds763 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant492 (43%)
  • Pedestrian282 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist207 (18%)
  • Cyclist104 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Totnes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Totnes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Totnes peaked at 35 in 1998; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251112
20241212
202399
202278
2021810
20201115
20191114
20181215
2017712
20161722
20151619
20141627
20132022
20121315
20111925
201099
20092830
20081821
20072428
20062531
20053344
20042020
20032532
20022943
20011920
20001823
19992931
19983536
19972831
19962126
19952128
19941721
19931616
19921418
1991811
19902528
19892837
19882021
19872123
19862234
19853041
19842728
19833339
19823447
19812127
19802639
19791518

Map of recent crashes in Totnes

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Totnes

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Totnes

The 24 most recent collisions in Totnes happened between 5 December 2023 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Totnes

The A385 has the most collisions in Totnes, 290 of 928 (31%), followed by the A381 (168).

Collisions in Totnes on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385290401348
2ndA381168207428
3rdB32102940210
4thA3846802

Council areas covering Totnes

Collisions in Totnes were recorded in 2 council areas. The South Hams has 923 of 928 (99%).

Collisions in Totnes by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Hams9231,13210154
2ndTorbay3300

Postcode district for Totnes

All 928 collisions in Totnes were in the TQ9 postcode district.