Fatal
Serious
Slight
Uncategorised
| Date | Local Authority | Vehicles | Casualties | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 Jan 1980 | Plymouth | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 3 Jan 1980 | Exeter | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 5 Jan 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 10 Jan 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 12 Jan 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Jan 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 13 Jan 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 14 Jan 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 15 Jan 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 16 Jan 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 20 Jan 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 20 Jan 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 24 Jan 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 25 Jan 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 29 Jan 1980 | Exeter | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 30 Jan 1980 | Plymouth | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 2 Feb 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 3 Feb 1980 | Plymouth | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 7 Feb 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 7 Feb 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 8 Feb 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 8 Feb 1980 | Torbay | 3 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 9 Feb 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 4 | Slight |
| Sun 10 Feb 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 10 Feb 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 19 Feb 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 20 Feb 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 21 Feb 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 24 Feb 1980 | Torbay | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 28 Feb 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 3 Mar 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 3 Mar 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 4 Mar 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 5 Mar 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 5 Mar 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 5 Mar 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 8 Mar 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 9 Mar 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 10 Mar 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 12 Mar 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 13 Mar 1980 | Teignbridge | 3 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 15 Mar 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 15 Mar 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 18 Mar 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 20 Mar 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 22 Mar 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 24 Mar 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 28 Mar 1980 | Exeter | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 2 Apr 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 2 Apr 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 2 Apr 1980 | Exeter | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 3 Apr 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 5 Apr 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 6 Apr 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 6 Apr 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 11 Apr 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Apr 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Apr 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 12 Apr 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 19 Apr 1980 | East Devon | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 21 Apr 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 21 Apr 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 24 Apr 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 26 Apr 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 26 Apr 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 26 Apr 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Sun 27 Apr 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 27 Apr 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 1 May 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 5 May 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 5 May 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 6 May 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 7 May 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 7 May 1980 | Exeter | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 9 May 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 10 May 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 12 May 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 13 May 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 14 May 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 14 May 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 14 May 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 16 May 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 18 May 1980 | South Hams | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 20 May 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 21 May 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 22 May 1980 | East Devon | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 22 May 1980 | East Devon | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 25 May 1980 | Plymouth | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 26 May 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 27 May 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 28 May 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 3 | Slight |
| Wed 28 May 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 28 May 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 28 May 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 29 May 1980 | Torbay | 4 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 30 May 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 4 Jun 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 4 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 4 Jun 1980 | Exeter | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 6 Jun 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 7 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 9 Jun 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 4 | Fatal |
| Thu 12 Jun 1980 | East Devon | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 14 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 19 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 21 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 21 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Mon 23 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 23 Jun 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 25 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 25 Jun 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 27 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 29 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 29 Jun 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 29 Jun 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 2 Jul 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 3 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 3 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 4 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 4 Jul 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 5 Jul 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 6 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 7 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 7 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 7 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 8 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 8 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 8 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 11 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 11 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 12 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 16 Jul 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Wed 16 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 16 Jul 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 17 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 17 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 18 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 18 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 19 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 19 Jul 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 19 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 19 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 19 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 21 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 21 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 21 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 23 Jul 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 25 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 25 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 25 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 27 Jul 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sun 27 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 27 Jul 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 28 Jul 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 29 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 29 Jul 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 29 Jul 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 29 Jul 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 31 Jul 1980 | East Devon | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 31 Jul 1980 | East Devon | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 31 Jul 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 2 Aug 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Sun 3 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 12 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 13 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 14 Aug 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 14 Aug 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 5 | Serious |
| Sat 16 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 16 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 16 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 16 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 18 Aug 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 19 Aug 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 19 Aug 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 20 Aug 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 21 Aug 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 22 Aug 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 22 Aug 1980 | Teignbridge | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 23 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 3 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 23 Aug 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 24 Aug 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 25 Aug 1980 | East Devon | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Thu 28 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Thu 28 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 30 Aug 1980 | Exeter | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sun 31 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 31 Aug 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 1 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 2 Sep 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 2 Sep 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 2 Sep 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 3 Sep 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 5 Sep 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 5 Sep 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Sat 6 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 2 | Slight |
| Sat 6 Sep 1980 | East Devon | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Mon 8 Sep 1980 | South Hams | 3 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 12 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 14 Sep 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 4 | Serious |
| Mon 15 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 4 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 16 Sep 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 18 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 19 Sep 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 22 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 24 Sep 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 24 Sep 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 25 Sep 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Fri 26 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 3 | Serious |
| Sat 27 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 27 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 27 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 30 Sep 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 30 Sep 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 4 | Slight |
| Wed 1 Oct 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 1 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 1 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 2 Oct 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 5 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 5 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 5 Oct 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 6 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 8 Oct 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 12 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sun 12 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 15 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 15 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 15 Oct 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 21 Oct 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 22 Oct 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 23 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 2 | Slight |
| Fri 24 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 25 Oct 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 25 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 28 Oct 1980 | Plymouth | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 29 Oct 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 30 Oct 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 1 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 4 Nov 1980 | Teignbridge | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 4 Nov 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Wed 5 Nov 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 6 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 8 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 8 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 10 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 11 Nov 1980 | South Hams | 3 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 15 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 18 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 20 Nov 1980 | Teignbridge | 3 | 4 | Serious |
| Thu 20 Nov 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Thu 20 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 21 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 21 Nov 1980 | Exeter | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 21 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 22 Nov 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Mon 24 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 25 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 25 Nov 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 2 Dec 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 2 Dec 1980 | Torbay | 2 | 2 | Serious |
| Thu 4 Dec 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 4 Dec 1980 | Teignbridge | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 5 Dec 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 9 Dec 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Tue 9 Dec 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Thu 11 Dec 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Slight |
| Sat 13 Dec 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Wed 17 Dec 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 1 | Slight |
| Fri 19 Dec 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Sat 20 Dec 1980 | Torbay | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Tue 23 Dec 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Tue 23 Dec 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Fatal |
| Tue 23 Dec 1980 | South Hams | 1 | 1 | Serious |
| Fri 26 Dec 1980 | South Hams | 2 | 2 | Serious |