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Mid Devon road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2011, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2010 (162), and casualties rose from 216.

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

Collisions in 2011
176
Up 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
255
Up 18% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2011

1.1% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2011 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious169.1%
  • Slight15890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious166.3%
  • Slight23793%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2011 is highlighted, with 176, up 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.5%)
  • February13 (7.4%)
  • March13 (7.4%)
  • April16 (9.1%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June15 (8.5%)
  • July15 (8.5%)
  • August14 (8%)
  • September16 (9.1%)
  • October14 (8%)
  • November15 (8.5%)
  • December12 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (72%)
  • Wet or damp45 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph84 (48%)
  • 40 mph16 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph53 (30%)
  • 70 mph19 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • Roundabout18 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (76%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3546 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (66%)
  • Passenger67 (26%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (84%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2011.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2011

Canonsleigh, Mid Devon, EX16 7HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2011, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2011

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2011: 20, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377203001
2ndM5162701
3rdA396142603
4thA361131700
5thB3181131501
6thA3881210
7thA307271301
8thA37351100
9thA31264600
10thA303401
11thB33913300
12thB31372401
13thB34402200
14thA3791200
15thB30421100
16thB31831100
17thB32201201
18thB32271100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2011

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2011: 25.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2011

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2011: 76.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2011.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years