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North Devon road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 2005, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2004 (333), and casualties rose from 436.

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

Collisions in 2005
382
Up 15% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
529
Up 21% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 2005

2.4% of collisions in North Devon in 2005 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious307.9%
  • Slight34390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious387.2%
  • Slight48191%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 2005 is highlighted, with 382, up 15% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday53 (14%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.9%)
  • February37 (9.7%)
  • March24 (6.3%)
  • April35 (9.2%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June34 (8.9%)
  • July29 (7.6%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September22 (5.8%)
  • October27 (7.1%)
  • November36 (9.4%)
  • December29 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (57%)
  • Wet or damp158 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph231 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (92%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (71%)
  • Pedestrian69 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2098 (19%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (12%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded68 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (60%)
  • Passenger144 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (84%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2005.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Devon in 2005

Barnstaple Central, North Devon, EX32 8HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Devon in 2005, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 2005

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 2005: 66, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361669434
2ndA39355620
3rdA377213020
4thB3233141802
5thB3227122003
6thB3230111201
7thA3123101200
8thA399101100
9thB323191302
10thB334381702
11thA31254401
12thB32264601
13thB32324500
14thB32172300
15thB32342600
16thB4592301
17thA3011100
18thA3861200
19thB31371300

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 2005

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 2005: 85.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 2005

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 2005: 106.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years