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East Devon road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 2010, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2009 (360), and casualties fell from 524.

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

Collisions in 2010
284
Down 21% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
400
Down 24% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 2010

2.5% of collisions in East Devon in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight24085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight34987%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 2010 is highlighted, with 284, down 21% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (19%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday38 (13%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (3.2%)
  • February14 (4.9%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April21 (7.4%)
  • May26 (9.2%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July24 (8.5%)
  • August37 (13%)
  • September21 (7.4%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November36 (13%)
  • December14 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (73%)
  • Wet or damp66 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph139 (49%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (30%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2080 (20%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3553 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (63%)
  • Passenger111 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (81%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2010.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Devon in 2010

Exmouth Town, East Devon, EX8 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon in 2010, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 2010

The A3052 had the most collisions in East Devon in 2010: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3052263705
2ndA30223524
3rdA35213702
4thA358152423
5thA376131802
6thB3180111702
7thB3178101800
8thA3756901
9thA30351411
10thB31795500
11thM54400
12thA3733500
13thB32613310
14thA3962500
15thB31752200
16thB31762202
17thB31812200
18thA3771100
19thB31651200
20thB31721100

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 2010

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 2010: 54.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 2010

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 2010: 68.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years