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Mid Devon road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2002, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2001 (229), and casualties fell from 342.

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

Collisions in 2002
249
Up 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
325
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2002

2.8% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight20683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight27484%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2002 is highlighted, with 249, up 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (10%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (17%)
  • Sunday23 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.2%)
  • February20 (8%)
  • March16 (6.4%)
  • April16 (6.4%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June13 (5.2%)
  • July12 (4.8%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September32 (13%)
  • October20 (8%)
  • November24 (9.6%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (86%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (53%)
  • Wet or damp111 (45%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph86 (35%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (2%)
  • 60 mph117 (47%)
  • 70 mph30 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (8%)
  • 16 to 2056 (17%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (22%)
  • 36 to 4533 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (63%)
  • Passenger92 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (8%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

How Mid Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 2002.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2002

Tiverton Castle, Mid Devon, EX16 6NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2002, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2002

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2002: 27, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377273437
2ndM5202913
3rdA361192402
4thA396183005
5thB3181182202
6thA30728902
7thA3881510
8thA37371302
9thB31375610
10thA304401
11thB32274600
12thB33913400
13thB32201100
14thB34401100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2002

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2002: 29.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2002

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2002: 104.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2002.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years