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East Devon road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1980, and 681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (459), and casualties fell from 684.

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

Collisions in 1980
470
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
681
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
16
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
40% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1980

3.4% of collisions in East Devon in 1980 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.4%
  • Serious18640%
  • Slight26857%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious25437%
  • Slight40960%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1980 is highlighted, with 470, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (11%)
  • Wednesday47 (10%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (17%)
  • Sunday81 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6%)
  • February33 (7%)
  • March28 (6%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May42 (8.9%)
  • June41 (8.7%)
  • July67 (14%)
  • August44 (9.4%)
  • September39 (8.3%)
  • October43 (9.1%)
  • November34 (7.2%)
  • December40 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (69%)
  • Wet or damp138 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (40%)
  • 40 mph19 (4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph239 (51%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (28%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist41 (6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20219 (32%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (11%)
  • 36 to 4548 (7%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7545 (6.6%)
  • Over 7521 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (59%)
  • Passenger217 (32%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (62%)
  • Motorcycle191 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in East Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Devon ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1980.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1980

The A376 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1980: 80, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37680117332
2ndA305195322
3rdA352635111
4thA30522343011
5thB3175192005
6thA375162317
7thA358112003
8thM5111801
9thA30381821
10thA3968814
11thB317281103
12thB317481013
13thB31768903
14thB318081111
15thB31797802
16thA3735703
17thB31775702
18thA3794603
19thB31614400
20thA3773300

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1980

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1980: 87.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1980

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1980: 111.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years