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East Devon road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 527 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1987, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (564), and casualties fell from 746.

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

Collisions in 1987
527
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
712
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
16
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1987

3% of collisions in East Devon in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious14928%
  • Slight36269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious19628%
  • Slight49970%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1987 is highlighted, with 527, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday108 (20%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.5%)
  • February33 (6.3%)
  • March36 (6.8%)
  • April45 (8.5%)
  • May48 (9.1%)
  • June44 (8.3%)
  • July38 (7.2%)
  • August63 (12%)
  • September51 (9.7%)
  • October43 (8.2%)
  • November52 (9.9%)
  • December45 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (18%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (65%)
  • Wet or damp178 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (35%)
  • 40 mph16 (3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph300 (57%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway453 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (19%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20192 (27%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (12%)
  • 36 to 4582 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7543 (6%)
  • Over 7533 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (63%)
  • Passenger198 (28%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (66%)
  • Motorcycle136 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 164th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1987

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1987: 63, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3063109317
2ndA3765564212
3rdA3052385128
4thA353560013
5thA358173033
6thA375172315
7thM5172518
8thB3180142424
9thA373121906
10thB3179121805
11thB3172111303
12thA396101204
13thB317591005
14thB31779903
15thB317471205
16thA30706702
17thB31616702
18thA3035611
19thA3795701
20thB318151204

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1987

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1987: 86.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1987

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1987: 108.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years