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East Devon road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 1999, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1998 (466), and casualties fell from 649.

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

Collisions in 1999
405
Down 13% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
561
Down 14% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 1999

2% of collisions in East Devon in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight33081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8114%
  • Slight47284%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 1999 is highlighted, with 405, down 13% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (18%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.4%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March40 (9.9%)
  • April25 (6.2%)
  • May39 (9.6%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July37 (9.1%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September40 (9.9%)
  • October29 (7.2%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December34 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (64%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (38%)
  • 40 mph49 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph181 (45%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20101 (18%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 35112 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.6%)
  • Over 7539 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (62%)
  • Passenger165 (29%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (79%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1999.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 1999

The A3052 had the most collisions in East Devon in 1999: 45, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30524568013
2ndA30446826
3rdA376385539
4thA35243404
5thB3178162601
6thA358152202
7thA375121411
8thB3180122203
9thB3176111702
10thB3179101302
11thA39671314
12thA3036701
13thB31746603
14thM561200
15thA3735701
16thB31755501
17thB31775600
18thB31814400
19thB31652200
20thB32612200

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 1999

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 1999: 57.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 1999

EX5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 1999: 73.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 1999, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years