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Mid Devon road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1991, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1990 (287), and casualties fell from 362.

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

Collisions in 1991
235
Down 18% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
315
Down 13% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1991

3.8% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1991 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.8%
  • Serious6126%
  • Slight16570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.5%
  • Serious8025%
  • Slight22471%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1991 is highlighted, with 235, down 18% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.2%)
  • February9 (3.8%)
  • March18 (7.7%)
  • April16 (6.8%)
  • May19 (8.1%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July23 (9.8%)
  • August24 (10%)
  • September16 (6.8%)
  • October17 (7.2%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December26 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (59%)
  • Wet or damp87 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (33%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph120 (51%)
  • 70 mph31 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (12%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (20%)
  • 21 to 2546 (15%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (67%)
  • Passenger77 (24%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (67%)
  • Motorcycle41 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1991.

Collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1991

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1991: 31, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377314218
2ndM5263517
3rdB3181222926
4thA396192305
5thB3391151812
6thA37391004
7thA3061102
8thA30726602
9thA36151611
10thA3851201
11thB313751112
12thB30422200
13thB31762301
14thB31851201
15thB32201100
16thB32221100
17thB32271101

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1991

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1991: 28.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1991

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1991: 78.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1991, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years