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East Devon road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 2014, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2013 (300), and casualties fell from 445.

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

Collisions in 2014
307
Up 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
422
Down 5% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 2014

1.6% of collisions in East Devon in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight24780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight34983%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 2014 is highlighted, with 307, up 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (10%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (10%)
  • February24 (7.8%)
  • March27 (8.8%)
  • April27 (8.8%)
  • May27 (8.8%)
  • June21 (6.8%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September18 (5.9%)
  • October27 (8.8%)
  • November24 (7.8%)
  • December25 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (62%)
  • Wet or damp110 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph141 (46%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph103 (34%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (4%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (14%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3556 (13%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (12%)
  • 66 to 7542 (10%)
  • Over 7536 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (66%)
  • Passenger97 (23%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (74%)
  • Motorcycle47 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2014.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Devon in 2014

Honiton St Paul's, East Devon, EX14 1RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon in 2014, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 2014

The A35 had the most collisions in East Devon in 2014: 42, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35427228
2ndA30254104
3rdA3052233306
4thB3178151701
5thA376131603
6thB3180131910
7thA37591002
8thA35881112
9thA30361001
10thA3736700
11thB31816903
12thB31725701
13thB31775701
14thB32615711
15thM55500
16thB31744400
17thB31794601
18thA3962300
19thB31652201
20thB31752200

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 2014

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 2014: 38.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 2014

EX14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 2014: 69.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years