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Mid Devon road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1987, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986, and casualties fell from 414.

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

Collisions in 1987
283
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
393
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1987

3.5% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.5%
  • Serious7025%
  • Slight20372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious9825%
  • Slight28573%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1987 is highlighted, with 283, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February14 (4.9%)
  • March16 (5.7%)
  • April19 (6.7%)
  • May28 (9.9%)
  • June36 (13%)
  • July28 (9.9%)
  • August16 (5.7%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November17 (6%)
  • December23 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (18%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (64%)
  • Wet or damp92 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (29%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph160 (57%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (20%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2095 (24%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (61%)
  • Passenger122 (31%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (61%)
  • Motorcycle74 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Mid Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Devon ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1987.

Collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1987

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1987: 50, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3775069213
2ndA396283706
3rdB3181263019
4thB3391192302
5thM5173514
6thA373163122
7thA3072132114
8thA36191312
9thA3871212
10thA304802
11thB32214501
12thB31852301
13thB32202200
14thB30421100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1987

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1987: 35.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1987

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1987: 109.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years