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Mid Devon road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2006, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (239), and casualties rose from 319.

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

Collisions in 2006
225
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
325
Up 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2006

4% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2006 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94%
  • Serious229.8%
  • Slight19486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious309.2%
  • Slight28688%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2006 is highlighted, with 225, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday23 (10%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (19%)
  • Sunday20 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.3%)
  • February14 (6.2%)
  • March12 (5.3%)
  • April17 (7.6%)
  • May16 (7.1%)
  • June20 (8.9%)
  • July24 (11%)
  • August22 (9.8%)
  • September17 (7.6%)
  • October14 (6.2%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (50%)
  • Wet or damp109 (48%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (16%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph149 (66%)
  • 70 mph31 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (17%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2059 (18%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (66%)
  • Passenger95 (29%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (86%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2006.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2006

Tiverton Castle, Mid Devon, EX16 6NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2006, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2006

The M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2006: 31, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5315123
2ndA377254023
3rdA396192402
4thA361152321
5thA307291603
6thB31818800
7thA3736801
8thB313761602
9thA384410
10thA303700
11thB33913400
12thB32272300
13thB34402700
14thA30791100
15thB30421100
16thB32201200

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2006

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2006: 25.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2006

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2006: 97.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2006, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years