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East Devon road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 2003, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (385), and casualties fell from 510.

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

Collisions in 2003
373
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
496
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 2003

1.3% of collisions in East Devon in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight32086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight43488%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 2003 is highlighted, with 373, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February25 (6.7%)
  • March21 (5.6%)
  • April25 (6.7%)
  • May32 (8.6%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July34 (9.1%)
  • August36 (9.7%)
  • September31 (8.3%)
  • October30 (8%)
  • November44 (12%)
  • December35 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (86%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (57%)
  • Wet or damp151 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (42%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph156 (42%)
  • 70 mph15 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (67%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4%)
  • 16 to 2096 (19%)
  • 21 to 2537 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6%)
  • Over 7535 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (61%)
  • Passenger132 (27%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (78%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2003.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Devon in 2003

Exmouth Town, East Devon, EX8 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon in 2003, with 36 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 2003

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 2003: 37, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30375717
2ndA3052263625
3rdA376243001
4thA35233405
5thA358132013
6thB3178121701
7thB3180111301
8thA37391002
9thA37591302
10thB31747901
11thA30361001
12thB31765501
13thB31793401
14thA3792201
15thA382201
16thA3962501
17thB31722501
18thB31832500
19thM52300
20thA3611101

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 2003

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 2003: 72.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 2003

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 2003: 90.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years