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Mid Devon road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1982, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1981 (288), and casualties rose from 400.

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

Collisions in 1982
277
Down 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
404
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1982

2.2% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1982 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious11240%
  • Slight15957%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious16040%
  • Slight23658%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1982 is highlighted, with 277, down 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (10%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (18%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.4%)
  • February13 (4.7%)
  • March20 (7.2%)
  • April18 (6.5%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July25 (9%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September26 (9.4%)
  • October26 (9.4%)
  • November25 (9%)
  • December19 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (19%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (54%)
  • Wet or damp117 (42%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (31%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph148 (53%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (23%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (29%)
  • 21 to 2563 (16%)
  • 26 to 3542 (10%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (61%)
  • Passenger124 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (59%)
  • Motorcycle82 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1982.

Collisions
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1982

The A373 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1982: 45, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3734556016
2ndA3774372017
3rdA396233008
4thM52141310
5thB3181132205
6thA361122604
7thA307281213
8thA3871110
9thB33916805
10thB32215502
11thA303902
12thB32201100
13thB32221100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1982

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1982: 51.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1982

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1982: 116.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1982, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years