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East Devon road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1998, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (515), and casualties fell from 676.

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

Collisions in 1998
466
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
649
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1998

2.6% of collisions in East Devon in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight38883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious9414%
  • Slight54284%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1998 is highlighted, with 466, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (18%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.2%)
  • February37 (7.9%)
  • March39 (8.4%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May29 (6.2%)
  • June40 (8.6%)
  • July56 (12%)
  • August59 (13%)
  • September28 (6%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November38 (8.2%)
  • December32 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (60%)
  • Wet or damp179 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph154 (33%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph257 (55%)
  • 70 mph14 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (72%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (14%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 4557 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7553 (8.2%)
  • Over 7539 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (58%)
  • Passenger201 (31%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (82%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1998.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1998

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1998: 75, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3075127313
2ndA3052425916
3rdA35314917
4thA376263403
5thA358172514
6thB3178152103
7thM5131601
8thA303101520
9thB3180101401
10thB3181102101
11thA37581101
12thA3737702
13thB317971213
14thB31746700
15thB32615701
16thB31773300
17thA3962300
18thB31612200
19thB31722200
20thB31752301

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1998

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1998: 51.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1998

EX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1998: 97.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years