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North Devon road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 1984, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (318), and casualties rose from 427.

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

Collisions in 1984
316
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
464
Up 9% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
32% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 1984

1.6% of collisions in North Devon in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious10032%
  • Slight21167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious12527%
  • Slight33372%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 1984 is highlighted, with 316, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday62 (20%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (3.8%)
  • February23 (7.3%)
  • March24 (7.6%)
  • April26 (8.2%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June28 (8.9%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August39 (12%)
  • September21 (6.6%)
  • October27 (8.5%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December20 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (68%)
  • Wet or damp96 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (46%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph140 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (88%)
  • Roundabout19 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (22%)
  • Pedestrian63 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20139 (30%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5518 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (54%)
  • Passenger152 (33%)
  • Pedestrian63 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (59%)
  • Motorcycle105 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1984.

Collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 1984

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 1984: 87, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36187115130
2ndA396494023
3rdB3231151603
4thA377121404
5thA399121905
6thB3230101312
7thA3734802
8thB32324402
9thB33434401
10thB32263721
11thB32171100
12thB32271101
13thB32341101

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 1984

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 1984: 93.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 1984

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 1984: 102.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 1984, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1984.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years