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North Devon road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 1999, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (303), and casualties rose from 393.

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

Collisions in 1999
314
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
401
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 1999

0.6% of collisions in North Devon in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight26283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight34285%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 1999 is highlighted, with 314, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.3%)
  • February16 (5.1%)
  • March24 (7.6%)
  • April20 (6.4%)
  • May19 (6.1%)
  • June29 (9.2%)
  • July27 (8.6%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October29 (9.2%)
  • November24 (7.6%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (61%)
  • Wet or damp111 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph142 (45%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph147 (47%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (10%)
  • 16 to 2064 (16%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (62%)
  • Passenger102 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1999.

Collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 1999

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 1999: 69, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3616993016
2ndB3233222702
3rdA39213903
4thA399182404
5thA377132214
6thB3227101501
7thB32326700
8thB32265701
9thB31374600
10thB32304400
11thB33434502
12thB32312301
13thA31251200
14thB31381100

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 1999

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 1999: 87.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 1999

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 1999: 92.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years