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Mid Devon road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2008, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2007 (231), and casualties fell from 324.

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

Collisions in 2008
190
Down 18% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
251
Down 23% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2008

1.6% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2008 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious178.9%
  • Slight17089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious228.8%
  • Slight22590%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2008 is highlighted, with 190, down 18% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.3%)
  • February22 (12%)
  • March20 (11%)
  • April11 (5.8%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August9 (4.7%)
  • September12 (6.3%)
  • October16 (8.4%)
  • November14 (7.4%)
  • December15 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (59%)
  • Wet or damp68 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph77 (41%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph72 (38%)
  • 70 mph30 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (18%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (10%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4%)
  • 16 to 2044 (18%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (17%)
  • 36 to 4537 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.6%)
  • Over 7512 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (68%)
  • Passenger64 (25%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (80%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2008.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2008

Canonsleigh, Mid Devon, EX16 7HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2008, with 20 collisions.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2008

The M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2008: 27, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5273801
2ndA377212212
3rdA396162400
4thB3181141801
5thA361122111
6thA3072101501
7thB31374701
8thA302410
9thA382300
10thB32272200
11thB33912301
12thA3071100
13thA31261200
14thA3731200
15thB30721100
16thB32201101
17thB34401200

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2008

Cullompton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2008: 18.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2008

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2008: 83.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years