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East Devon road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1979, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,437 collisions in East Devon.

Collisions in 1979
459
Casualties in 1979
684
Fatal collisions
16
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
38% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1979

3.5% of collisions in East Devon in 1979 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious17638%
  • Slight26758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.8%
  • Serious23434%
  • Slight43163%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1979 is highlighted, with 459.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025251349
2024236306
2023220280
2022183275
2021208281
2020208285
2019287401
2018284408
2017272423
2016247368
2015301428
2014307422
2013300445
2012317466
2011332490
2010284400
2009360524
2008347483
2007341479
2006379522
2005365496
2004368496
2003373496
2002385510
2001416555
2000380485
1999405561
1998466649
1997515676
1996429615
1995465618
1994512699
1993496642
1992438619
1991463624
1990560783
1989565754
1988519770
1987527712
1986564746
1985591815
1984499721
1983541789
1982524781
1981478664
1980470681
1979459684

When and where crashes happen in East Devon in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (10%)
  • Thursday48 (10%)
  • Friday70 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (22%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February21 (4.6%)
  • March25 (5.4%)
  • April43 (9.4%)
  • May46 (10%)
  • June34 (7.4%)
  • July60 (13%)
  • August43 (9.4%)
  • September40 (8.7%)
  • October36 (7.8%)
  • November42 (9.2%)
  • December32 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other15 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (63%)
  • Wet or damp134 (29%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.6%)
  • Snow13 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph166 (36%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph247 (54%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (21%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20188 (27%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (12%)
  • 36 to 4561 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7549 (7.2%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (54%)
  • Passenger256 (37%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (64%)
  • Motorcycle137 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1979

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1979 in East Devon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 19 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Devon ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1979.

Collisions
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1979

The A376 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1979: 70, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3767099225
2ndA3061112521
3rdA30524062318
4thA35233013
5thB3175151717
6thA373142705
7thB3180121706
8thA375111605
9thB3172111406
10thB317691513
11thB317992103
12thM57903
13thB31746804
14thA3034820
15thA3584502
16thB31774700
17thB31814402
18thA3963300
19thA3792501
20thB31782201

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1979

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1979: 57.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1979

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1979: 83.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1979, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years