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Mid Devon road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2004, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (207), and casualties fell from 285.

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

Collisions in 2004
210
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
281
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2004

2.4% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2004 were fatal and 9% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious199%
  • Slight18689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious258.9%
  • Slight25189%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2004 is highlighted, with 210, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (18%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.1%)
  • February9 (4.3%)
  • March26 (12%)
  • April10 (4.8%)
  • May11 (5.2%)
  • June17 (8.1%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September19 (9%)
  • October13 (6.2%)
  • November19 (9%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (89%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (59%)
  • Wet or damp84 (40%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph65 (31%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph104 (50%)
  • 70 mph18 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (74%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2049 (17%)
  • 21 to 2542 (15%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5523 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.3%)
  • Over 7510 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (63%)
  • Passenger71 (25%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (84%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2004.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2004

Cullompton St Andrews, Mid Devon, EX15 1FT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2004, with 13 collisions.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2004

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2004: 31, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377313905
2ndA396192903
3rdM5172311
4thB3181161920
5thA361121820
6thA30729901
7thA3861101
8thB33913300
9thA3732300
10thB31372400
11thB31902400
12thB32202201
13thB32272301
14thA301100
15thB31731101
16thB31871100
17thB34401501

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2004

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2004: 35.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2004

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2004: 88.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years