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Mid Devon road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2018, and 162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2017 (155), and casualties fell from 200.

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

Collisions in 2018
114
Down 26% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
162
Down 19% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2018

4.4% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.4%
  • Serious2421%
  • Slight8575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious2817%
  • Slight12980%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2018 is highlighted, with 114, down 26% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 114
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (16%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday13 (11%)
  • Friday18 (16%)
  • Saturday18 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (8.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7%)
  • February10 (8.8%)
  • March6 (5.3%)
  • April10 (8.8%)
  • May8 (7%)
  • June7 (6.1%)
  • July9 (7.9%)
  • August11 (9.6%)
  • September8 (7%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November17 (15%)
  • December8 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (62%)
  • Wet or damp42 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph37 (32%)
  • 40 mph15 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph40 (35%)
  • 70 mph20 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (20%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2023 (14%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4520 (12%)
  • 46 to 5517 (10%)
  • 56 to 6515 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (7.4%)
  • Over 7511 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (63%)
  • Passenger49 (30%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car151 (79%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2018.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2018

Cullompton St Andrews, Mid Devon, EX15 1FT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2018, with 9 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2018

The M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2018: 18, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5182414
2ndA377111400
3rdA361101613
4thA396101301
5thB31816911
6thA30724801
7thA3733612
8thB31372211
9thB32272201
10thA301500
11thA31261100
12thB31901100
13thB33911201
14thB34401101

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2018

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2018: 15.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2018

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2018: 49.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2018.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years