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East Devon road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1983, and 789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1982 (524), and casualties rose from 781.

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

Collisions in 1983
541
Up 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
789
Up 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
39% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1983

0.9% of collisions in East Devon in 1983 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious21139%
  • Slight32560%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious28436%
  • Slight50063%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1983 is highlighted, with 541, up 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (10%)
  • Thursday93 (17%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday107 (20%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (5.9%)
  • February24 (4.4%)
  • March35 (6.5%)
  • April39 (7.2%)
  • May47 (8.7%)
  • June57 (11%)
  • July67 (12%)
  • August63 (12%)
  • September55 (10%)
  • October49 (9.1%)
  • November37 (6.8%)
  • December36 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (66%)
  • Wet or damp178 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph216 (40%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph277 (51%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist206 (26%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1564 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20242 (31%)
  • 21 to 25106 (13%)
  • 26 to 3593 (12%)
  • 36 to 4569 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5537 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6570 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7547 (6%)
  • Over 7528 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider475 (60%)
  • Passenger250 (32%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car572 (62%)
  • Motorcycle194 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 162nd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1983

The A376 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1983: 77, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37677102134
2ndA305587219
3rdA30524381022
4thA353468013
5thA358172324
6thA375162107
7thB3175151704
8thB3179142906
9thB3176121604
10thB3180121804
11thB3174111804
12thB3181111605
13thM5101502
14thA30391403
15thB317291102
16thA3736802
17thA3966804
18thB31775503
19thB31853301
20thB31612302

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1983

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1983: 91.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1983

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1983: 119.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years