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East Devon road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 2012, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2011 (332), and casualties fell from 490.

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

Collisions in 2012
317
Down 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
466
Down 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 2012

2.5% of collisions in East Devon in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight26784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious4810%
  • Slight41088%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 2012 is highlighted, with 317, down 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.8%)
  • February25 (7.9%)
  • March19 (6%)
  • April25 (7.9%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June20 (6.3%)
  • July37 (12%)
  • August25 (7.9%)
  • September29 (9.1%)
  • October22 (6.9%)
  • November27 (8.5%)
  • December25 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (59%)
  • Wet or damp117 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph149 (47%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph100 (32%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (75%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2068 (15%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7.3%)
  • Over 7533 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (62%)
  • Passenger127 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (82%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2012.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Devon in 2012

Exmouth Town, East Devon, EX8 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon in 2012, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 2012

The A3052 had the most collisions in East Devon in 2012: 28, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3052284112
2ndA30275333
3rdA35264013
4thA375172515
5thA376152301
6thB3178141503
7thB3180132101
8thA358121712
9thM581811
10thA37351100
11thB31655701
12thB317651100
13thB31744501
14thB31794500
15thB32614600
16thA3033300
17thB31723400
18thB31813300
19thA3772601
20thA3962200

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 2012

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 2012: 46.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 2012

EX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 2012: 63.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 2012, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years