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Mid Devon road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2000, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1999 (251), and casualties fell from 382.

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

Collisions in 2000
209
Down 17% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
284
Down 26% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2000

3.3% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious2110%
  • Slight18187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious279.5%
  • Slight24887%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2000 is highlighted, with 209, down 17% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (11%)
  • Friday41 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (20%)
  • Sunday20 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.2%)
  • February10 (4.8%)
  • March11 (5.3%)
  • April15 (7.2%)
  • May20 (9.6%)
  • June14 (6.7%)
  • July18 (8.6%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September26 (12%)
  • October18 (8.6%)
  • November17 (8.1%)
  • December22 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (88%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (58%)
  • Wet or damp82 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph61 (29%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph99 (47%)
  • 70 mph27 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (71%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (6%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2047 (17%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (17%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (63%)
  • Passenger81 (29%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (80%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2000.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2000

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2000: 27, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377274223
2ndM5204124
3rdB3181162111
4thA396142002
5thA361111711
6thA30726701
7thA37361000
8thA386600
9thA305701
10thB33914700
11thB31372300
12thB32201201
13thB32271101
14thB34401100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2000

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2000: 30.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2000

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2000: 81.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2000, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years