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East Devon road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1981, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (470), and casualties fell from 681.

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

Collisions in 1981
478
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
664
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
41% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1981

2.1% of collisions in East Devon in 1981 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious19541%
  • Slight27357%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious25238%
  • Slight39960%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1981 is highlighted, with 478, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (8.6%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday91 (19%)
  • Sunday67 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.2%)
  • February25 (5.2%)
  • March36 (7.5%)
  • April35 (7.3%)
  • May40 (8.4%)
  • June37 (7.7%)
  • July59 (12%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September60 (13%)
  • October46 (9.6%)
  • November38 (7.9%)
  • December28 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (68%)
  • Wet or damp146 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (39%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph248 (52%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway442 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)
  • 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 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (29%)
  • Pedestrian67 (10%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20212 (32%)
  • 21 to 25102 (15%)
  • 26 to 3563 (9.5%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5538 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8%)
  • 66 to 7550 (7.5%)
  • Over 7523 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (59%)
  • Passenger203 (31%)
  • Pedestrian67 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (61%)
  • Motorcycle180 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in East Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Devon ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1981.

Collisions
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1981

The A376 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1981: 72, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37672105230
2ndA305190322
3rdA30523151119
4thA352339110
5thA3582126010
6thB3175162208
7thB3181121605
8thA375101001
9thA396101204
10thB318091205
11thM581303
12thB317471121
13thB317971202
14thA3736701
15thB31726802
16thA3775501
17thB31834501
18thB31854502
19thB31763400
20thB31773301

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1981

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1981: 85.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1981

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1981: 108.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1981, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1981.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years