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North Devon road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 1983, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (334), and casualties fell from 460.

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

Collisions in 1983
318
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
427
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
33% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 1983

3.5% of collisions in North Devon in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.5%
  • Serious10533%
  • Slight20264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious12529%
  • Slight29168%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 1983 is highlighted, with 318, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.5%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March25 (7.9%)
  • April30 (9.4%)
  • May28 (8.8%)
  • June27 (8.5%)
  • July31 (9.7%)
  • August24 (7.5%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November23 (7.2%)
  • December21 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (68%)
  • Wet or damp95 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (44%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph151 (47%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (89%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (23%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (30%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (58%)
  • Passenger131 (31%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (58%)
  • Motorcycle105 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1983.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 1983

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 1983: 97, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36197139433
2ndA395671213
3rdA377142527
4thB3231111414
5thA399101502
6thB323081401
7thB32266604
8thA3733301
9thB32172200
10thB32322501
11thB32342202
12thB33432210
13thB30421301
14thB32201200
15thB32271401

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 1983

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 1983: 88.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 1983

EX32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 1983: 90.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years