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Mid Devon road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1979, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,879 collisions in Mid Devon.

Collisions in 1979
259
Casualties in 1979
346
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1979

1.5% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1979 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious10039%
  • Slight15560%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious12436%
  • Slight21863%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1979 is highlighted, with 259.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025136188
2024121160
2023116138
2022112155
2021110164
2020109139
2019140181
2018114162
2017155200
2016140207
2015138188
2014140182
2013156227
2012149197
2011176255
2010162216
2009196252
2008190251
2007231324
2006225325
2005239319
2004210281
2003207285
2002249325
2001229342
2000209284
1999251382
1998251320
1997270374
1996254350
1995214312
1994231298
1993252350
1992232315
1991235315
1990287362
1989285392
1988287406
1987283393
1986283414
1985291382
1984233331
1983275397
1982277404
1981288400
1980282400
1979259346

When and where crashes happen in Mid Devon in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.9%)
  • February13 (5%)
  • March25 (9.7%)
  • April16 (6.2%)
  • May18 (6.9%)
  • June23 (8.9%)
  • July20 (7.7%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September25 (9.7%)
  • October21 (8.1%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December21 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (51%)
  • Wet or damp107 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5%)
  • Snow8 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (35%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph136 (53%)
  • 70 mph21 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (23%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20114 (33%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4528 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5523 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.9%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (64%)
  • Passenger96 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (60%)
  • Motorcycle81 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1979

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1979 in Mid Devon

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Devon ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1979.

Collisions
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1979

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1979: 45, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3774562124
2ndA3734364112
3rdA3962536010
4thB3181161705
5thM5163215
6thA3072101206
7thA36161101
8thB33915702
9thB32214502
10thA303501
11thA381100
12thB31761101
13thB31851100
14thB32201201

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1979

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1979: 41.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1979

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1979: 97.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years