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Mid Devon road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1984, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1983 (275), and casualties fell from 397.

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

Collisions in 1984
233
Down 15% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
331
Down 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1984

3% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious8034%
  • Slight14663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious10131%
  • Slight22267%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1984 is highlighted, with 233, down 15% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6%)
  • February10 (4.3%)
  • March9 (3.9%)
  • April13 (5.6%)
  • May17 (7.3%)
  • June30 (13%)
  • July19 (8.2%)
  • August31 (13%)
  • September19 (8.2%)
  • October34 (15%)
  • November17 (7.3%)
  • December20 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (61%)
  • Wet or damp88 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (33%)
  • 40 mph7 (3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph135 (58%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (23%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20112 (34%)
  • 21 to 2548 (15%)
  • 26 to 3538 (11%)
  • 36 to 4532 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (61%)
  • Passenger105 (32%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (58%)
  • Motorcycle77 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1984.

Collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1984

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1984: 30, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3773037011
2ndB33912537210
3rdA396213605
4thA373162219
5thB3181141505
6thA361111202
7thM581503
8thA30725702
9thA384611
10thA3031021
11thB32212511
12thB30421101
13thB31761300
14thB32201300

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1984

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1984: 38.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1984

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1984: 98.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years