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East Devon road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1991, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1990 (560), and casualties fell from 783.

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

Collisions in 1991
463
Down 17% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
624
Down 20% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1991

1.9% of collisions in East Devon in 1991 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious13429%
  • Slight32069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious15224%
  • Slight46374%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1991 is highlighted, with 463, down 17% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday95 (21%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.1%)
  • February35 (7.6%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April31 (6.7%)
  • May40 (8.6%)
  • June37 (8%)
  • July42 (9.1%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October37 (8%)
  • November35 (7.6%)
  • December36 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (61%)
  • Wet or damp168 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (33%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph255 (55%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (16%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20123 (20%)
  • 21 to 2599 (16%)
  • 26 to 3590 (14%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.9%)
  • Over 7543 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (61%)
  • Passenger182 (29%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (70%)
  • Motorcycle96 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1991.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1991

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1991: 83, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3083121126
2ndA30525175518
3rdA376486108
4thA35264409
5thA358161803
6thA375161803
7thM5162602
8thB3174101712
9thB3180101506
10thB317681103
11thA3796702
12thB31816703
13thA3035902
14thA3735700
15thA3965603
16thB31755802
17thB31795504
18thB31724402
19thA30703403
20thB31612200

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1991

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1991: 65.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1991

EX5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1991: 92.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1991, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years