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Mid Devon road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2012, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2011 (176), and casualties fell from 255.

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

Collisions in 2012
149
Down 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
197
Down 23% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2012

2% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious1611%
  • Slight13087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious168.1%
  • Slight17890%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2012 is highlighted, with 149, down 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 149
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (18%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.1%)
  • February14 (9.4%)
  • March12 (8.1%)
  • April13 (8.7%)
  • May13 (8.7%)
  • June11 (7.4%)
  • July14 (9.4%)
  • August8 (5.4%)
  • September11 (7.4%)
  • October12 (8.1%)
  • November15 (10%)
  • December14 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (57%)
  • Wet or damp61 (41%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (39%)
  • 40 mph6 (4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph65 (44%)
  • 70 mph19 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (71%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (18%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3526 (13%)
  • 36 to 4521 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 756 (3%)
  • Over 7513 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (68%)
  • Passenger42 (21%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (79%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 and the 7 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 (7)

How Mid Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2012.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2012

Tiverton Castle, Mid Devon, EX16 6NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2012, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2012

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2012: 25, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377253013
2ndM5121602
3rdA396111501
4thA307271201
5thA36171000
6thA3734701
7thB31814500
8thA303300
9thA31263400
10thA383500
11thB31373501
12thB32202300
13thB32272400
14thB31901100
15thB34401100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2012

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2012: 24.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2012

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2012: 66.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years