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Mid Devon road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1990, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1989 (285), and casualties fell from 392.

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

Collisions in 1990
287
Up 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
362
Down 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1990 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious8329%
  • Slight20070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious9326%
  • Slight26573%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1990 is highlighted, with 287, up 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.7%)
  • February17 (5.9%)
  • March23 (8%)
  • April24 (8.4%)
  • May33 (11%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July25 (8.7%)
  • August28 (9.8%)
  • September25 (8.7%)
  • October22 (7.7%)
  • November16 (5.6%)
  • December23 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (61%)
  • Wet or damp111 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (34%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph147 (51%)
  • 70 mph23 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (18%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20114 (31%)
  • 21 to 2559 (16%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4540 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (65%)
  • Passenger89 (25%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (67%)
  • Motorcycle66 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1990.

Collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1990

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1990: 32, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377324219
2ndA396273206
3rdB3181273126
4thB3391232705
5thM5192306
6thA373121202
7thA361111905
8thA3072101314
9thA3861704
10thB31855602
11thB31374702
12thA302200
13thB31901100
14thB32221200
15thB32271100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1990

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1990: 40.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1990

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1990: 97.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1990, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years