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East Devon road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 564 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1986, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (591), and casualties fell from 815.

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

Collisions in 1986
564
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
746
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
37% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1986

2% of collisions in East Devon in 1986 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious20737%
  • Slight34661%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious26335%
  • Slight47163%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1986 is highlighted, with 564, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (11%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.9%)
  • February34 (6%)
  • March51 (9%)
  • April38 (6.7%)
  • May49 (8.7%)
  • June47 (8.3%)
  • July55 (9.8%)
  • August64 (11%)
  • September47 (8.3%)
  • October47 (8.3%)
  • November51 (9%)
  • December42 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (54%)
  • Wet or damp243 (43%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (35%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph311 (55%)
  • 70 mph21 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (93%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (23%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist45 (6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20190 (25%)
  • 21 to 25111 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (14%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7546 (6.2%)
  • Over 7539 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (64%)
  • Passenger210 (28%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car651 (66%)
  • Motorcycle180 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 165th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1986

The A376 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1986: 78, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37678108129
2ndA306297316
3rdA30524683216
4thA352734012
5thA375273119
6thB3180212707
7thA358151908
8thA373141703
9thM5132506
10thB3174121305
11thB3177121203
12thB3181121304
13thA377101204
14thB317691214
15thA3966802
16thB31756701
17thB317961002
18thA30351002
19thB31725601
20thA3794402

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1986

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1986: 92.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1986

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1986: 116.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1986, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years