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Mid Devon road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1993, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1992 (232), and casualties rose from 315.

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

Collisions in 1993
252
Up 9% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
350
Up 11% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1993

1.6% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1993 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious5723%
  • Slight19176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious6819%
  • Slight27579%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1993 is highlighted, with 252, up 9% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.5%)
  • February17 (6.7%)
  • March19 (7.5%)
  • April27 (11%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June22 (8.7%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August17 (6.7%)
  • September24 (9.5%)
  • October25 (9.9%)
  • November16 (6.3%)
  • December18 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (52%)
  • Wet or damp116 (46%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (30%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph137 (54%)
  • 70 mph27 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (68%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2073 (21%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (63%)
  • Passenger94 (27%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (75%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1993.

Collisions
318th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
259th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1993

The M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1993: 32, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5324808
2ndA396274618
3rdA377254109
4thB3391152101
5thB3181131802
6thA3072121611
7thA38111504
8thA36181713
9thB32206601
10thB32275700
11thB31373400
12thA3732202
13thA301100
14thB30421101
15thB32121101
16thB34401100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1993

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1993: 35.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1993

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1993: 95.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 1993.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years