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North Devon road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 2011, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2010, and casualties fell from 310.

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

Collisions in 2011
217
Level with 2010
Casualties in 2011
305
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 2011

0.9% of collisions in North Devon in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight18384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight26888%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 2011 is highlighted, with 217, level with 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday38 (18%)
  • Friday41 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.5%)
  • February8 (3.7%)
  • March20 (9.2%)
  • April16 (7.4%)
  • May25 (12%)
  • June19 (8.8%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September20 (9.2%)
  • October18 (8.3%)
  • November15 (6.9%)
  • December16 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (66%)
  • Wet or damp69 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (51%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph93 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (91%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (73%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (3%)
  • 16 to 2059 (19%)
  • 21 to 2532 (10%)
  • 26 to 3544 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8.5%)
  • Over 7515 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (65%)
  • Passenger78 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (83%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2011.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Devon in 2011

Barnstaple Central, North Devon, EX32 8HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Devon in 2011, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 2011

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 2011: 33, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361335605
2ndA39233104
3rdA399131803
4thA3125101301
5thB323081001
6thA3777903
7thA31236701
8thB32325800
9thB32335500
10thB32274701
11thB31373310
12thB32313400
13thB33433700
14thB32262301
15thB31381100

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 2011

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 2011: 51.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 2011

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 2011: 73.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years