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North Devon road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 1987, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1986 (329), and casualties rose from 421.

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

Collisions in 1987
373
Up 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
472
Up 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
26% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 1987

2.7% of collisions in North Devon in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious9826%
  • Slight26571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious12126%
  • Slight34172%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 1987 is highlighted, with 373, up 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (8.8%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (4.8%)
  • February17 (4.6%)
  • March16 (4.3%)
  • April19 (5.1%)
  • May34 (9.1%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August34 (9.1%)
  • September48 (13%)
  • October33 (8.8%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December34 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (72%)
  • Wet or damp100 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph176 (47%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph163 (44%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (86%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (21%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20134 (28%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (57%)
  • Passenger121 (26%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (61%)
  • Motorcycle100 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1987.

Collisions
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 1987

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 1987: 98, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36198122222
2ndA396486217
3rdA399182707
4thA377131305
5thB3231111623
6thB3343101204
7thB32268802
8thB323081111
9thB32326801
10thB32275800
11thB32214501
12thA3733500
13thB32341101

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 1987

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 1987: 104.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 1987

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 1987: 120.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years