Dartmouth road traffic accidents
Dartmouth recorded 160 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 191 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 600% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 19
- Casualties
- 191
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 19
- Casualties
- 191
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Dartmouth
Roads in Dartmouth
Postcode districts in Dartmouth
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Dartmouth
Road collision statistics for Dartmouth
Collisions recorded
160
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
191
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
19
12.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Dartmouth
Collisions in Dartmouth are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (18.8% of the total), with 10% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
79.4% of recorded collisions in Dartmouth happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Dartmouth have produced 191 casualties. Pedestrians account for 40.8% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 15 collisions, Monday 16 collisions, Tuesday 26 collisions, Wednesday 28 collisions, Thursday 30 collisions, Friday 26 collisions, Saturday 19 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 144 collisions, Darkness 16 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 127 collisions, One way street 16 collisions, One way street/Slip road 11 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 139 collisions, 60 mph 19 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 129 collisions, Raining no high winds 19 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 89 casualties, Passenger 24 casualties, Pedestrian 78 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Dartmouth
How many road accidents have there been in Dartmouth?
160 collisions have been recorded in Dartmouth in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 191 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Dartmouth were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 19 were serious — 12.5% of all recorded collisions in Dartmouth resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Dartmouth?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Dartmouth, accounting for 18.8% of them, and 10% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Dartmouth happen on?
79.4% of collisions in Dartmouth are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Dartmouth?
Pedestrians make up 40.8% of the 191 casualties recorded in Dartmouth.
Is road safety in Dartmouth getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Dartmouth rose 600% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Dartmouth come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Dartmouth cover 1999 to 2025.