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East Devon road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1989, and 754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (519), and casualties fell from 770.

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

Collisions in 1989
565
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
754
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1989

2.1% of collisions in East Devon in 1989 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious18032%
  • Slight37366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious22530%
  • Slight51268%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1989 is highlighted, with 565, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (13%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.7%)
  • February45 (8%)
  • March41 (7.3%)
  • April31 (5.5%)
  • May41 (7.3%)
  • June49 (8.7%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August60 (11%)
  • September49 (8.7%)
  • October62 (11%)
  • November45 (8%)
  • December43 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds463 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (67%)
  • Wet or damp179 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (38%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph294 (52%)
  • 70 mph28 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (90%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (17%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20196 (26%)
  • 21 to 25131 (17%)
  • 26 to 3594 (12%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6560 (8%)
  • 66 to 7553 (7%)
  • Over 7538 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (60%)
  • Passenger223 (30%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car711 (71%)
  • Motorcycle135 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2%)
  • Minibus10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • 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 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 170th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1989

The A376 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1989: 69, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3766977118
2ndA306499324
3rdA30525490514
4thA35233209
5thB3180203008
6thA358162407
7thA375161803
8thM5162818
9thB3175141703
10thB3174122006
11thB3177111103
12thA396101503
13thB31769902
14thB31728802
15thA3037805
16thB318171213
17thA3736702
18thB31796801
19thA30705601
20thA3773301

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1989

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1989: 95.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1989

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1989: 123.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1989, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years