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Mid Devon road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2001, and 342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2000 (209), and casualties rose from 284.

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

Collisions in 2001
229
Up 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
342
Up 20% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2001

2.6% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight19585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight29285%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2001 is highlighted, with 229, up 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (19%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.1%)
  • February26 (11%)
  • March22 (9.6%)
  • April11 (4.8%)
  • May20 (8.7%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July18 (7.9%)
  • August22 (9.6%)
  • September18 (7.9%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November18 (7.9%)
  • December20 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (54%)
  • Wet or damp98 (43%)
  • Mud4 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph59 (26%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph117 (51%)
  • 70 mph34 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2067 (20%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3583 (24%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (61%)
  • Passenger111 (32%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (75%)
  • Motorcycle37 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 8 busiest accident hotspots in Mid Devon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

How Mid Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2001.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2001

Cullompton St Andrews, Mid Devon, EX15 1FT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2001, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2001

The M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2001: 28, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5286308
2ndA377274623
3rdA396243906
4thA361192601
5thB3181162323
6thA307271101
7thA3736900
8thA385601
9thA303300
10thB31373301
11thB32273310
12thA31261100
13thB30421100
14thB30721200
15thB31871100
16thB31911100
17thB32201101
18thB33911100
19thB34401100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2001

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2001: 23.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2001

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2001: 97.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years