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Mid Devon road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1983, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (277), and casualties fell from 404.

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

Collisions in 1983
275
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
397
Down 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1983

1.8% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious9334%
  • Slight17764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious13233%
  • Slight26065%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1983 is highlighted, with 275, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (11%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (18%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.3%)
  • February15 (5.5%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April24 (8.7%)
  • May15 (5.5%)
  • June34 (12%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August27 (9.8%)
  • September23 (8.4%)
  • October24 (8.7%)
  • November20 (7.3%)
  • December23 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (63%)
  • Wet or damp99 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (34%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph163 (59%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1563 (16%)
  • 16 to 20122 (31%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3547 (12%)
  • 36 to 4535 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (55%)
  • Passenger140 (35%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (59%)
  • Motorcycle82 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1983.

Collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1983

The A396 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1983: 36, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3963647018
2ndA3773543111
3rdA373344809
4thB3391172015
5thB3181161805
6thA361152705
7thM5115810
8thA30727801
9thA386700
10thB32214702
11thB31853301
12thB32222301
13thA3761400
14thB30421201
15thB32201101

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1983

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1983: 46.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1983

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1983: 124.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years