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North Devon road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 2000, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (314), and casualties rose from 401.

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

Collisions in 2000
295
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
408
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 2000

3.4% of collisions in North Devon in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious5017%
  • Slight23580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight33582%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 2000 is highlighted, with 295, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.1%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March25 (8.5%)
  • April14 (4.7%)
  • May19 (6.4%)
  • June21 (7.1%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September26 (8.8%)
  • October26 (8.8%)
  • November28 (9.5%)
  • December29 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (88%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (55%)
  • Wet or damp119 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Mud4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (42%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph154 (52%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (92%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (59%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2055 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3578 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.1%)
  • Over 7526 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (56%)
  • Passenger115 (28%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (73%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2000.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 2000

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 2000: 58, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361588828
2ndA39284036
3rdB3233222903
4thA377171811
5thB3230142814
6thA399122100
7thB3227101413
8thA312361202
9thB33436600
10thB32325800
11thB32263400
12thB32313400
13thB31372200
14thB32391100

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 2000

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 2000: 79.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 2000

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 2000: 83.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years