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North Devon road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 2001, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2000 (295), and casualties rose from 408.

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

Collisions in 2001
340
Up 15% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
435
Up 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 2001

2.4% of collisions in North Devon in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight37686%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 2001 is highlighted, with 340, up 15% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February28 (8.2%)
  • March14 (4.1%)
  • April24 (7.1%)
  • May31 (9.1%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July32 (9.4%)
  • August28 (8.2%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October32 (9.4%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December19 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (89%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (61%)
  • Wet or damp120 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph147 (43%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph160 (47%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (92%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (14%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Cyclist37 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2074 (17%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (22%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (65%)
  • Passenger98 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (72%)
  • Motorcycle69 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Devon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2001.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Devon in 2001

Barnstaple Central, North Devon, EX32 8HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Devon in 2001, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 2001

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 2001: 65, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3616593211
2ndA39243100
3rdB3233182102
4thA399161710
5thA377121811
6thB323091011
7thA312381201
8thB322781011
9thA31257700
10thB32326701
11thB32315501
12thB33435801
13thB31373402
14thB32262200
15thA3861100
16thB31231100
17thB31381100
18thB32031100
19thB32211200
20thB32231301

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 2001

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 2001: 92.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 2001

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 2001: 119.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years