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Mid Devon road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2015, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2014 (140), and casualties rose from 182.

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

Collisions in 2015
138
Down 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
188
Up 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2015

3.6% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.6%
  • Serious2518%
  • Slight10878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious2614%
  • Slight15683%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2015 is highlighted, with 138, down 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 138
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (20%)
  • Thursday13 (9.4%)
  • Friday27 (20%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (3.6%)
  • February10 (7.2%)
  • March12 (8.7%)
  • April14 (10%)
  • May16 (12%)
  • June11 (8%)
  • July11 (8%)
  • August10 (7.2%)
  • September12 (8.7%)
  • October8 (5.8%)
  • November14 (10%)
  • December15 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (65%)
  • Wet or damp46 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph57 (41%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph52 (38%)
  • 70 mph17 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (11%)
  • Pedestrian19 (10%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 1010 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2013 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3529 (15%)
  • 36 to 4532 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.4%)
  • Over 7510 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (72%)
  • Passenger33 (18%)
  • Pedestrian19 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car170 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2015.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2015

Tiverton Castle, Mid Devon, EX16 6NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2015, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2015

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2015: 26, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377263418
2ndM5152313
3rdA396132000
4thB31816900
5thA3615500
6thA31264501
7thB31374601
8thB32273401
9thA30722301
10thA382310
11thA3731201
12thB30421101
13thB32201201
14thB34401201

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2015

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2015: 20.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2015

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2015: 55.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2015.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years