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Mid Devon road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1997, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (254), and casualties rose from 350.

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

Collisions in 1997
270
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
374
Up 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1997

3.3% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious3814%
  • Slight22383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight30983%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1997 is highlighted, with 270, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.3%)
  • February23 (8.5%)
  • March21 (7.8%)
  • April21 (7.8%)
  • May26 (9.6%)
  • June13 (4.8%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August22 (8.1%)
  • September17 (6.3%)
  • October21 (7.8%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December34 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (57%)
  • Wet or damp108 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph76 (28%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph144 (53%)
  • 70 mph33 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (16%)
  • 21 to 2538 (10%)
  • 26 to 3573 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (63%)
  • Passenger106 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (77%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1997.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1997

The A396 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1997: 31, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396313802
2ndA377284307
3rdM5284105
4thB3181242834
5thA361163212
6thA3072121713
7thB339191200
8thA37361413
9thA3051220
10thB32275602
11thA384500
12thB31373300
13thB30422300
14thB34402301
15thA30421100
16thB31761100
17thB32151100
18thB32201100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1997

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1997: 26.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1997

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1997: 102.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1997, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years