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Mid Devon road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1981, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (282), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1981
288
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
400
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1981

2.1% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1981 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious11038%
  • Slight17260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious14436%
  • Slight24962%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1981 is highlighted, with 288, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February15 (5.2%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May25 (8.7%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July25 (8.7%)
  • August26 (9%)
  • September23 (8%)
  • October27 (9.4%)
  • November22 (7.6%)
  • December20 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (19%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (56%)
  • Wet or damp120 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (36%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph158 (55%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)
  • Cyclist24 (6%)
  • Van occupant16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7%)
  • 16 to 20137 (34%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3537 (9.3%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (59%)
  • Passenger125 (31%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (60%)
  • Motorcycle86 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Mid Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Devon ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1981.

Collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1981

The A373 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1981: 44, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3734455014
2ndA3773750023
3rdA3962844212
4thB3181182617
5thA361151905
6thM5142413
7thA3072111204
8thB3391111404
9thB32214402
10thA3031612
11thB31853610
12thA381100
13thB30421101

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1981

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1981: 47.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1981

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1981: 133.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years