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Mid Devon road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2019, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2018 (114), and casualties rose from 162.

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

Collisions in 2019
140
Up 23% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
181
Up 12% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2019

None of the collisions in Mid Devon in 2019 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1914%
  • Slight12186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2112%
  • Slight16088%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2019 is highlighted, with 140, up 23% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (21%)
  • Wednesday17 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (18%)
  • Friday26 (19%)
  • Saturday9 (6.4%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.1%)
  • February9 (6.4%)
  • March11 (7.9%)
  • April7 (5%)
  • May11 (7.9%)
  • June12 (8.6%)
  • July12 (8.6%)
  • August20 (14%)
  • September13 (9.3%)
  • October8 (5.7%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December10 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (59%)
  • Wet or damp58 (41%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph45 (32%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph56 (40%)
  • 70 mph25 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (19%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (69%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 2519 (10%)
  • 26 to 3540 (22%)
  • 36 to 4533 (18%)
  • 46 to 5528 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (10%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.1%)
  • Over 7510 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (75%)
  • Passenger29 (16%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2019.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 12 other areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2019

Tiverton Castle, Mid Devon, EX16 6NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2019, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2019

The M5 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2019: 17, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5172501
2ndA377162004
3rdA396151703
4thA36191000
5thB31816800
6thA3734702
7thA384500
8thB31374501
9thA303501
10thA30723601
11thA31262300
12thB32272201
13thB30421100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2019

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2019: 19.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2019

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2019: 57.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years