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East Devon road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1990, and 783 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1989 (565), and casualties rose from 754.

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

Collisions in 1990
560
Down 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
783
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1990

2% of collisions in East Devon in 1990 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious15728%
  • Slight39270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious20827%
  • Slight56372%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1990 is highlighted, with 560, down 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (9.8%)
  • Thursday77 (14%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8%)
  • February27 (4.8%)
  • March34 (6.1%)
  • April60 (11%)
  • May53 (9.5%)
  • June51 (9.1%)
  • July52 (9.3%)
  • August50 (8.9%)
  • September45 (8%)
  • October49 (8.8%)
  • November51 (9.1%)
  • December43 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (66%)
  • Wet or damp185 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (38%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (2%)
  • 60 mph286 (51%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (15%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20184 (23%)
  • 21 to 25110 (14%)
  • 26 to 35124 (16%)
  • 36 to 4595 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7549 (6.3%)
  • Over 7533 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (62%)
  • Passenger227 (29%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car748 (71%)
  • Motorcycle117 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 170th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1990

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1990: 76, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3076110125
2ndA37664105018
3rdA30525088316
4thA354159111
5thM5203413
6thB3180172617
7thA358131614
8thA375121503
9thB3174121403
10thB3176101102
11thB318191201
12thA30381203
13thB317971103
14thA3736601
15thA39661102
16thB31756604
17thB31855701
18thB31614401
19thA30703300
20thA3772300

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1990

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1990: 82.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1990

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1990: 110.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years