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Mid Devon road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2003, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2002 (249), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2003
207
Down 17% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
285
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2003

3.4% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious3718%
  • Slight16379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight23181%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2003 is highlighted, with 207, down 17% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday19 (9.2%)
  • Thursday23 (11%)
  • Friday43 (21%)
  • Saturday51 (25%)
  • Sunday19 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.2%)
  • February18 (8.7%)
  • March10 (4.8%)
  • April16 (7.7%)
  • May18 (8.7%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July17 (8.2%)
  • August18 (8.7%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October14 (6.8%)
  • November14 (6.8%)
  • December20 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (60%)
  • Wet or damp76 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph58 (28%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph114 (55%)
  • 70 mph23 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (74%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6%)
  • 16 to 2052 (18%)
  • 21 to 2536 (13%)
  • 26 to 3535 (12%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (63%)
  • Passenger73 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (81%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2003.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2003

Canonsleigh, Mid Devon, EX16 7HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2003, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2003

The M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2003: 27, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5273624
2ndA377263827
3rdA396213204
4thA361101910
5thA307281403
6thB318181005
7thA386801
8thB31374702
9thA3733400
10thB32203400
11thB33913401
12thA301300
13thA31261200
14thB30421100
15thB31611100
16thB31901100
17thB32121100
18thB32271100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2003

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2003: 27.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2003

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2003: 79.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2003, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years