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Mid Devon road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 155 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2017, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2016 (140), and casualties fell from 207.

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

Collisions in 2017
155
Up 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
200
Down 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2017

None of the collisions in Mid Devon in 2017 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2814%
  • Slight17286%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2017 is highlighted, with 155, up 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 155
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.7%)
  • February14 (9%)
  • March11 (7.1%)
  • April9 (5.8%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June15 (9.7%)
  • July14 (9%)
  • August14 (9%)
  • September11 (7.1%)
  • October10 (6.5%)
  • November15 (9.7%)
  • December13 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (64%)
  • Wet or damp54 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph65 (42%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph53 (34%)
  • 70 mph22 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (14%)
  • Pedestrian25 (13%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5%)
  • 16 to 2030 (15%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3537 (19%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.5%)
  • Over 759 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (68%)
  • Passenger40 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (69%)
  • Motorcycle28 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2017.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2017

Tiverton Castle, Mid Devon, EX16 6NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2017, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2017

The A377 and M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2017, with 18 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377182503
2ndM5182801
3rdA36191100
4thA39681002
5thB31818802
6thA30725602
7thA384600
8thA31263301
9thA302200
10thA3732301
11thB32272201
12thB30421101
13thB31371100
14thB31871100
15thB33911101

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2017

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2017: 23.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2017

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2017: 59.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2017.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years