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East Devon road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1988, and 770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (527), and casualties rose from 712.

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

Collisions in 1988
519
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
770
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1988

2.3% of collisions in East Devon in 1988 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious17033%
  • Slight33765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious22129%
  • Slight53670%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1988 is highlighted, with 519, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday99 (19%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.6%)
  • February30 (5.8%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April44 (8.5%)
  • May56 (11%)
  • June36 (6.9%)
  • July55 (11%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September51 (9.8%)
  • October42 (8.1%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December28 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (61%)
  • Wet or damp196 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph209 (40%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph257 (50%)
  • 70 mph30 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (18%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.3%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20208 (27%)
  • 21 to 25111 (14%)
  • 26 to 35105 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7551 (6.6%)
  • Over 7540 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (61%)
  • Passenger233 (30%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (68%)
  • Motorcycle140 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 169th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1988

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1988: 65, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3065121418
2ndA3765572012
3rdA30524068313
4thA353148014
5thA358203008
6thA3752028010
7thB3176162107
8thB3174131505
9thB3175121405
10thM5121902
11thA303113215
12thA373101003
13thA39691413
14thB317281004
15thB31808803
16thB317771303
17thB31797802
18thA3796700
19thB31656601
20thB31814800

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1988

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1988: 79.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1988

EX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1988: 113.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years