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Mid Devon road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1986, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (291), and casualties rose from 382.

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

Collisions in 1986
283
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
414
Up 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1986

1.8% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1986 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious11240%
  • Slight16659%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious14936%
  • Slight25461%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1986 is highlighted, with 283, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (19%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February12 (4.2%)
  • March24 (8.5%)
  • April25 (8.8%)
  • May27 (9.5%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July27 (9.5%)
  • August22 (7.8%)
  • September20 (7.1%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November21 (7.4%)
  • December25 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Other11 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (55%)
  • Wet or damp115 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (34%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph159 (56%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2097 (23%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (59%)
  • Passenger137 (33%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (64%)
  • Motorcycle90 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1986.

Collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1986

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1986: 47, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3774777119
2ndA3963959114
3rdB33913539112
4thB3181182208
5thM5163706
6thA3072111806
7thA37392114
8thA36151201
9thA383411
10thB32213300
11thA40671201
12thB31761101
13thB32201100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1986

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1986: 41.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1986

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1986: 110.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1986, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1986.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years