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Mid Devon road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1989, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (287), and casualties fell from 406.

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

Collisions in 1989
285
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
392
Down 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1989

2.8% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1989 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious7928%
  • Slight19869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious10226%
  • Slight28172%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1989 is highlighted, with 285, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (18%)
  • Sunday26 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (16%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.4%)
  • February10 (3.5%)
  • March26 (9.1%)
  • April23 (8.1%)
  • May19 (6.7%)
  • June21 (7.4%)
  • July28 (9.8%)
  • August26 (9.1%)
  • September25 (8.8%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December24 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (64%)
  • Wet or damp95 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (34%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph154 (54%)
  • 70 mph22 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (17%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2092 (23%)
  • 21 to 2561 (16%)
  • 26 to 3556 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (63%)
  • Passenger110 (28%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (68%)
  • Motorcycle67 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1989.

Collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1989

The A396 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1989: 27, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396273808
2ndB3391263009
3rdA3772429110
4thB3181203316
5thM5172103
6thA361101732
7thA307291101
8thA37391402
9thA3881202
10thA3071222
11thB31375701
12thB30423510
13thB32203401
14thB32273501
15thB31852401
16thB31831100
17thB32221200

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1989

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1989: 45.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1989

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1989: 116.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years