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Mid Devon road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1992, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1991 (235), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1992
232
Down 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
315
Level with 1991
Fatal collisions
9
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1992

3.9% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1992 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.9%
  • Serious5725%
  • Slight16672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.8%
  • Serious7825%
  • Slight22571%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1992 is highlighted, with 232, down 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.8%)
  • February17 (7.3%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April14 (6%)
  • May19 (8.2%)
  • June17 (7.3%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August23 (9.9%)
  • September12 (5.2%)
  • October17 (7.3%)
  • November18 (7.8%)
  • December28 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (55%)
  • Wet or damp99 (43%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (35%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (3%)
  • 60 mph112 (48%)
  • 70 mph26 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (15%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2068 (22%)
  • 21 to 2558 (18%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4523 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (61%)
  • Passenger97 (31%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (68%)
  • Motorcycle41 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1992

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1992 in Mid Devon

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Devon ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1992.

Collisions
326th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
273rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1992

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1992: 30, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377303909
2ndA396252905
3rdM5254424
4thB3181151912
5thB3391151813
6thA361101512
7thA3734512
8thA30723402
9thA383401
10thA301100
11thB30421100
12thB31371100
13thB31761100
14thB32201200
15thB32221200
16thB32271201
17thB34401100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1992

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1992: 34.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1992

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1992: 86.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1992, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years