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East Devon road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1982, and 781 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1981 (478), and casualties rose from 664.

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

Collisions in 1982
524
Up 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
781
Up 18% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
41% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1982

2.9% of collisions in East Devon in 1982 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious21441%
  • Slight29556%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious29338%
  • Slight47160%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1982 is highlighted, with 524, up 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (13%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (7.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.2%)
  • February29 (5.5%)
  • March40 (7.6%)
  • April32 (6.1%)
  • May42 (8%)
  • June47 (9%)
  • July70 (13%)
  • August47 (9%)
  • September47 (9%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November50 (9.5%)
  • December38 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (65%)
  • Wet or damp172 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph210 (40%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph258 (49%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (25%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20251 (32%)
  • 21 to 25100 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.8%)
  • Over 7522 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (58%)
  • Passenger259 (33%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (61%)
  • Motorcycle186 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1982.

Collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
153rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1982

The A376 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1982: 69, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37669101220
2ndA305087522
3rdA30522748112
4thA35192619
5thB3175181908
6thM5152908
7thB3172141604
8thB3176141708
9thA375132006
10thB3174132024
11thA358122307
12thB3181111504
13thB3179101805
14thA30391905
15thA37391014
16thB318091404
17thA39681514
18thA3777911
19thB31774501
20thA30703802

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1982

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1982: 91.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1982

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1982: 113.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years