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Mid Devon road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1995, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1994 (231), and casualties rose from 298.

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

Collisions in 1995
214
Down 7% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
312
Up 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1995

1.9% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight17883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight25381%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1995 is highlighted, with 214, down 7% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.1%)
  • February20 (9.3%)
  • March15 (7%)
  • April9 (4.2%)
  • May18 (8.4%)
  • June12 (5.6%)
  • July24 (11%)
  • August20 (9.3%)
  • September26 (12%)
  • October15 (7%)
  • November20 (9.3%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (60%)
  • Wet or damp83 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (32%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph109 (51%)
  • 70 mph29 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2057 (18%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (9.6%)
  • Over 7515 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (59%)
  • Passenger102 (33%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (72%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1995.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1995

The M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1995: 25, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5254014
2ndA377222505
3rdA396182501
4thB3181161811
5thA3072101602
6thA36181804
7thA37381010
8thB33918800
9thA3041102
10thA384600
11thB31374400
12thB32273300
13thB32202301
14thA30731101
15thB31761100
16thB32221101

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1995

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1995: 24.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1995

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1995: 79.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years