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Mid Devon road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2014, and 182 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2013 (156), and casualties fell from 227.

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

Collisions in 2014
140
Down 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
182
Down 20% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2014

0.7% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1914%
  • Slight12086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight16188%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2014 is highlighted, with 140, down 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 140
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (22%)
  • Wednesday14 (10%)
  • Thursday14 (10%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.4%)
  • February10 (7.1%)
  • March11 (7.9%)
  • April13 (9.3%)
  • May15 (11%)
  • June15 (11%)
  • July13 (9.3%)
  • August7 (5%)
  • September6 (4.3%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November13 (9.3%)
  • December12 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (65%)
  • Wet or damp48 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (47%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph51 (36%)
  • 70 mph16 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (12%)
  • Pedestrian19 (10%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (13%)
  • 21 to 2519 (10%)
  • 26 to 3533 (18%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (15%)
  • 56 to 6523 (13%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider119 (65%)
  • Passenger44 (24%)
  • Pedestrian19 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (77%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2014.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2014

Tiverton Lowman, Mid Devon, EX16 6JQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2014, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2014

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2014: 23.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377233000
2ndA396142103
3rdM5101402
4thA36171204
5thB31817801
6thA30725500
7thA303600
8thA31263300
9thB32273301
10thB34402211
11thA381400
12thB30421100
13thB32201101

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2014

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2014: 25.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2014

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2014: 54.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years