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Mid Devon road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2007, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2006 (225), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2007
231
Up 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
324
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2007

0.9% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3616%
  • Slight19384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight28488%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2007 is highlighted, with 231, up 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.1%)
  • February5 (2.2%)
  • March17 (7.4%)
  • April16 (6.9%)
  • May17 (7.4%)
  • June20 (8.7%)
  • July30 (13%)
  • August18 (7.8%)
  • September22 (9.5%)
  • October21 (9.1%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December28 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (51%)
  • Wet or damp107 (46%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph51 (22%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph138 (60%)
  • 70 mph30 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (19%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (81%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2073 (23%)
  • 21 to 2546 (14%)
  • 26 to 3536 (11%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (66%)
  • Passenger85 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (85%)
  • Motorcycle15 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2007.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2007

Cullompton St Andrews, Mid Devon, EX15 1FT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2007, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2007

The M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2007: 27, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5273804
2ndA377243205
3rdA396214311
4thA361142001
5thA3072101004
6thB31819900
7thB313761100
8thB32205602
9thA3734610
10thA303300
11thB32273300
12thB33913402
13thB34403401
14thA382301
15thA31241100
16thB31851100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2007

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2007: 33.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2007

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2007: 92.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years