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North Devon road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 1979, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,076 collisions in North Devon.

Collisions in 1979
348
Casualties in 1979
460
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
40% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 1979

1.7% of collisions in North Devon in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious13940%
  • Slight20358%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious16636%
  • Slight28762%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 1979 is highlighted, with 348.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025159204
2024165215
2023153208
2022194275
2021203298
2020173234
2019220304
2018225309
2017235338
2016206271
2015217310
2014253356
2013205303
2012243376
2011217305
2010217310
2009240329
2008238318
2007289401
2006292421
2005382529
2004333436
2003346448
2002310396
2001340435
2000295408
1999314401
1998303393
1997313421
1996328435
1995305392
1994299395
1993299412
1992258352
1991286373
1990291402
1989346468
1988345462
1987373472
1986329421
1985315403
1984316464
1983318427
1982334460
1981386525
1980320441
1979348460

When and where crashes happen in North Devon in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.5%)
  • February15 (4.3%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May24 (6.9%)
  • June32 (9.2%)
  • July42 (12%)
  • August48 (14%)
  • September31 (8.9%)
  • October23 (6.6%)
  • November34 (9.8%)
  • December32 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (61%)
  • Wet or damp110 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.6%)
  • Snow7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (40%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph167 (48%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (32%)
  • 21 to 2570 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (57%)
  • Passenger137 (30%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (61%)
  • Motorcycle120 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North Devon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Devon ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1979.

Collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 1979

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 1979: 93, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36193126329
2ndA396184027
3rdA377222927
4thA399202706
5thB3231162309
6thB334391002
7thB322671014
8thB32307805
9thA3863402
10thB32173502
11thB32203400
12thB32323300
13thA3732202
14thB32212200
15thB32272301
16thA301100
17thA30721101
18thB32151101
19thB32231401

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 1979

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 1979: 63.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 1979

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 1979: 94.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years