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North Devon road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 1989, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (345), and casualties rose from 462.

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

Collisions in 1989
346
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
468
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 1989

1.7% of collisions in North Devon in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6619%
  • Slight27479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious9420%
  • Slight36678%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 1989 is highlighted, with 346, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (14%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.5%)
  • February26 (7.5%)
  • March29 (8.4%)
  • April23 (6.6%)
  • May23 (6.6%)
  • June32 (9.2%)
  • July34 (9.8%)
  • August43 (12%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October33 (9.5%)
  • November25 (7.2%)
  • December16 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (70%)
  • Wet or damp99 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (45%)
  • 40 mph31 (9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph155 (45%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (88%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (19%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20108 (23%)
  • 21 to 2576 (16%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (58%)
  • Passenger135 (29%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (65%)
  • Motorcycle86 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1989.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 1989

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 1989: 86, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36186123215
2ndA39557417
3rdB3233192102
4thA399172301
5thA377142211
6thB323081301
7thB322671003
8thB32317802
9thB32276802
10thB334361102
11thB32325500
12thB32173400
13thB32343301
14thA3731100
15thB30421100
16thB31371100
17thB3611410

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 1989

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 1989: 99.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 1989

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 1989: 120.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years