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North Devon road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 1981, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1980 (320), and casualties rose from 441.

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

Collisions in 1981
386
Up 21% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
525
Up 19% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
32% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 1981

3.1% of collisions in North Devon in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious12232%
  • Slight25265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious15029%
  • Slight36169%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 1981 is highlighted, with 386, up 21% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.2%)
  • February31 (8%)
  • March27 (7%)
  • April19 (4.9%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July38 (9.8%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September38 (9.8%)
  • October31 (8%)
  • November29 (7.5%)
  • December35 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (18%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (60%)
  • Wet or damp146 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (42%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph191 (49%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (25%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20163 (31%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3556 (11%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (55%)
  • Passenger168 (32%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (60%)
  • Motorcycle135 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in North Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Devon ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1981.

Collisions
259th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 1981

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 1981: 108, including 3 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361108151334
2ndA395471218
3rdA377253508
4thB3231142003
5thA399121906
6thB3230122213
7thB3343112405
8thB32266711
9thA3735811
10thB32273402
11thB32322200
12thB32342200
13thA3861100
14thB30421100
15thB32171401
16thB32211200

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 1981

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 1981: 103.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 1981

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 1981: 123.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 1981, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years