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East Devon road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1985, and 815 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 217 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1984 (499), and casualties rose from 721.

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

Collisions in 1985
591
Up 18% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
815
Up 13% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
217
37% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1985

1.4% of collisions in East Devon in 1985 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious21737%
  • Slight36662%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious25331%
  • Slight55468%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1985 is highlighted, with 591, up 18% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (11%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday91 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.8%)
  • February27 (4.6%)
  • March44 (7.4%)
  • April41 (6.9%)
  • May54 (9.1%)
  • June69 (12%)
  • July57 (9.6%)
  • August58 (9.8%)
  • September47 (8%)
  • October56 (9.5%)
  • November47 (8%)
  • December57 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight435 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (64%)
  • Wet or damp194 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (45%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph288 (49%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway552 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (29%)
  • Pedestrian69 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist57 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20257 (32%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35100 (12%)
  • 36 to 4572 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.8%)
  • Over 7535 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider521 (64%)
  • Passenger225 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (62%)
  • Motorcycle220 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 152nd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1985

The A376 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1985: 80, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37680124128
2ndA305270118
3rdA30524480215
4thA35263908
5thB3180202414
6thB3175172307
7thA358162007
8thA375162306
9thB3176132204
10thM5122315
11thB3174111203
12thB3181111304
13thB317991503
14thA37381103
15thB31727703
16thA3035703
17thA30705601
18thA3774804
19thA3964803
20thB31854401

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1985

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1985: 112.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1985

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1985: 140.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1985, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years