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Mid Devon road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1980, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1979 (259), and casualties rose from 346.

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

Collisions in 1980
282
Up 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
400
Up 16% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1980

3.2% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1980 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious10638%
  • Slight16759%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious14637%
  • Slight24561%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1980 is highlighted, with 282, up 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.1%)
  • February11 (3.9%)
  • March23 (8.2%)
  • April22 (7.8%)
  • May34 (12%)
  • June25 (8.9%)
  • July15 (5.3%)
  • August26 (9.2%)
  • September27 (9.6%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November23 (8.2%)
  • December23 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (62%)
  • Wet or damp90 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (33%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph163 (58%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8%)
  • 16 to 20108 (27%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (61%)
  • Passenger113 (28%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (60%)
  • Motorcycle90 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Mid Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Devon ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1980.

Collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1980

The A373 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1980: 45, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3734561014
2ndA3774266315
3rdA3962737011
4thB3181202816
5thA361142315
6thM5121804
7thA307281902
8thB33918805
9thB31854702
10thB32214703
11thA303720
12thA382201
13thA3861101
14thB30421200
15thB31761401
16thB31901200
17thB32201201

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1980

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1980: 51.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1980

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1980: 125.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years