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Mid Devon road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1998, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1997 (270), and casualties fell from 374.

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

Collisions in 1998
251
Down 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
320
Down 14% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1998

1.6% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight20883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight26884%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1998 is highlighted, with 251, down 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday50 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (10%)
  • February14 (5.6%)
  • March28 (11%)
  • April17 (6.8%)
  • May19 (7.6%)
  • June18 (7.2%)
  • July22 (8.8%)
  • August23 (9.2%)
  • September32 (13%)
  • October23 (9.2%)
  • November13 (5.2%)
  • December17 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (57%)
  • Wet or damp103 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (38%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph110 (44%)
  • 70 mph36 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (14%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (12%)
  • Pedestrian35 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (16%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (24%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (64%)
  • Passenger81 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (74%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1998.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1998

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1998: 35, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377354726
2ndM5294512
3rdA396212603
4thB3181212507
5thA3072172002
6thA36191401
7thB33919901
8thA3735703
9thA303401
10thA31263400
11thA382201
12thA3761101
13thB30421100
14thB30721100
15thB31371300
16thB32201100
17thB32211301
18thB32271101
19thB34401201

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1998

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1998: 32.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1998

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1998: 94.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years