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Mid Devon road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1996, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1995 (214), and casualties rose from 312.

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

Collisions in 1996
254
Up 19% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
350
Up 12% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight21384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight30286%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1996 is highlighted, with 254, up 19% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (11%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday53 (21%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.1%)
  • February17 (6.7%)
  • March22 (8.7%)
  • April16 (6.3%)
  • May24 (9.4%)
  • June18 (7.1%)
  • July23 (9.1%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September31 (12%)
  • October17 (6.7%)
  • November24 (9.4%)
  • December15 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (57%)
  • Wet or damp101 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph82 (32%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph125 (49%)
  • 70 mph39 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (70%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2062 (18%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (57%)
  • Passenger107 (31%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1996.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1996

The A396 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1996: 32, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396324518
2ndA377303903
3rdM5284605
4thB3181182504
5thB3391152502
6thA361132006
7thA30101301
8thA37391300
9thA386800
10thA30723301
11thB34403300
12thB30722200
13thB32272501
14thA391200
15thB30421200
16thB31371100
17thB31851100
18thB32201200

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1996

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1996: 39.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1996

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1996: 98.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years