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Mid Devon road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2009, and 252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2008 (190), and casualties rose from 251.

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

Collisions in 2009
196
Up 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
252
Level with 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2009 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious147.1%
  • Slight18192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious145.6%
  • Slight23794%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2009 is highlighted, with 196, up 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 196
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (19%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.2%)
  • February16 (8.2%)
  • March14 (7.1%)
  • April16 (8.2%)
  • May16 (8.2%)
  • June14 (7.1%)
  • July17 (8.7%)
  • August19 (9.7%)
  • September16 (8.2%)
  • October18 (9.2%)
  • November16 (8.2%)
  • December16 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (63%)
  • Wet or damp56 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.6%)
  • Snow5 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (54%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph58 (30%)
  • 70 mph24 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (71%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4%)
  • 16 to 2054 (21%)
  • 21 to 2529 (12%)
  • 26 to 3526 (10%)
  • 36 to 4540 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (64%)
  • Passenger62 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (82%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2009.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2009

Tiverton Castle, Mid Devon, EX16 6NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2009, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2009

The M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2009: 27, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5274101
2ndA377202712
3rdA396131901
4thA36191100
5thB318181201
6thB313771001
7thA30726701
8thA384400
9thB34404400
10thA3733300
11thB32273400
12thA31262200
13thA301200
14thB32201100
15thB32601100
16thB33911100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2009

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2009: 28.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2009

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2009: 83.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years