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Mid Devon road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1999, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998, and casualties rose from 320.

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

Collisions in 1999
251
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
382
Up 19% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1999

2.8% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight20582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight33287%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1999 is highlighted, with 251, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.2%)
  • February13 (5.2%)
  • March14 (5.6%)
  • April19 (7.6%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June30 (12%)
  • July22 (8.8%)
  • August22 (8.8%)
  • September23 (9.2%)
  • October21 (8.4%)
  • November17 (6.8%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (56%)
  • Wet or damp99 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (33%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph122 (49%)
  • 70 mph36 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (14%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (66%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2071 (19%)
  • 21 to 2523 (6%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (8.4%)
  • Over 7522 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (55%)
  • Passenger146 (38%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (79%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1999.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1999

The A396 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1999: 32, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396324202
2ndM5305124
3rdA377257206
4thB3181162312
5thA361111601
6thA3061221
7thA3736901
8thA30725511
9thB32275602
10thA384601
11thB31372300
12thB33912301
13thB34402200
14thA3061100
15thB32211100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1999

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1999: 35.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1999

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1999: 93.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1999, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years