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East Devon road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1996, and 615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1995 (465), and casualties fell from 618.

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

Collisions in 1996
429
Down 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
615
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1996

2.1% of collisions in East Devon in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight34981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious8914%
  • Slight51283%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1996 is highlighted, with 429, down 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.2%)
  • February34 (7.9%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April28 (6.5%)
  • May31 (7.2%)
  • June31 (7.2%)
  • July37 (8.6%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October34 (7.9%)
  • November50 (12%)
  • December36 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (58%)
  • Wet or damp169 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph136 (32%)
  • 40 mph17 (4%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph241 (56%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (16%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (16%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.9%)
  • Over 7544 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (61%)
  • Passenger188 (31%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (81%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in East Devon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How East Devon ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1996.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1996

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1996: 58, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305890110
2ndA3052529116
3rdA376314926
4thA35233223
5thB3178202305
6thM5152803
7thA358141703
8thB3174111601
9thB318191211
10thA3737901
11thA3036800
12thB31806901
13thA3755501
14thB31725700
15thB31755601
16thA3964501
17thB31653601
18thB31763901
19thB31793600
20thB31772301

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1996

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1996: 43.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1996

EX5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1996: 91.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1996, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years