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Mid Devon road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1988, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (283), and casualties rose from 393.

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

Collisions in 1988
287
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
406
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1988 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious9332%
  • Slight18866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious12631%
  • Slight27267%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1988 is highlighted, with 287, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (10%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (20%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.3%)
  • February26 (9.1%)
  • March28 (9.8%)
  • April18 (6.3%)
  • May26 (9.1%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July21 (7.3%)
  • August27 (9.4%)
  • September19 (6.6%)
  • October26 (9.1%)
  • November22 (7.7%)
  • December23 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (51%)
  • Wet or damp132 (46%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (33%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph165 (57%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20103 (25%)
  • 21 to 2564 (16%)
  • 26 to 3554 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.2%)
  • Over 759 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (62%)
  • Passenger121 (30%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (69%)
  • Motorcycle50 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1988.

Collisions
318th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
237th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1988

The A396 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1988: 42, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3964263114
2ndA377354708
3rdB3181223808
4thB3391212205
5thA373182413
6thA3072142015
7thM5143416
8thA361121705
9thB322161103
10thB32204500
11thB31853402
12thB32223401
13thA382310
14thA301100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1988

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1988: 54.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1988

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1988: 134.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1988, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years