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East Devon road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1994, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1993 (496), and casualties rose from 642.

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

Collisions in 1994
512
Up 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
699
Up 9% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1994

1.6% of collisions in East Devon in 1994 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious12424%
  • Slight38074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious15823%
  • Slight53376%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1994 is highlighted, with 512, up 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.2%)
  • February49 (9.6%)
  • March30 (5.9%)
  • April45 (8.8%)
  • May36 (7%)
  • June42 (8.2%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September38 (7.4%)
  • October46 (9%)
  • November39 (7.6%)
  • December40 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight401 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (60%)
  • Wet or damp195 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph164 (32%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph284 (55%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (12%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (19%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35142 (20%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.6%)
  • Over 7544 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (62%)
  • Passenger203 (29%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (76%)
  • Motorcycle82 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 159th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1994

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1994: 74, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3074134416
2ndA30524256115
3rdA3763547010
4thB3178253914
5thA35243306
6thA358212518
7thM5172303
8thA375151704
9thB3179152317
10thB3180101302
11thA39681501
12thB31758900
13thB318181102
14thB31746903
15thB31765500
16thA3734601
17thB31723301
18thB32613501
19thA3772201
20thA3792802

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1994

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1994: 63.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1994

EX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1994: 83.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1994, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years