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East Devon road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 2001, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2000 (380), and casualties rose from 485.

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

Collisions in 2001
416
Up 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
555
Up 14% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
12% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 2001

2.2% of collisions in East Devon in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight35986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious5610%
  • Slight49088%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 2001 is highlighted, with 416, up 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.7%)
  • February27 (6.5%)
  • March32 (7.7%)
  • April36 (8.7%)
  • May28 (6.7%)
  • June27 (6.5%)
  • July39 (9.4%)
  • August41 (9.9%)
  • September34 (8.2%)
  • October35 (8.4%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December38 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (62%)
  • Wet or damp140 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1.2%)
  • Mud4 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph177 (43%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph166 (40%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (64%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2085 (15%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 35117 (21%)
  • 36 to 4561 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 7544 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (66%)
  • Passenger125 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (75%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2001.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Devon in 2001

Exmouth Town, East Devon, EX8 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon in 2001, with 28 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 2001

The A3052 had the most collisions in East Devon in 2001: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3052436206
2ndA30334242
3rdA35284005
4thA376233102
5thB3178193004
6thM5173402
7thB3181131712
8thA303101502
9thA358101100
10thA375101300
11thA37391101
12thB318082301
13thB31796700
14thB31745701
15thB32614510
16thA3963400
17thB31753300
18thB31652302
19thB31722200
20thB31762400

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 2001

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 2001: 60.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 2001

EX14 and EX5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 2001, with 80 each.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years