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North Devon road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 2015, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2014 (253), and casualties fell from 356.

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

Collisions in 2015
217
Down 14% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
310
Down 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 2015

1.8% of collisions in North Devon in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight25984%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 2015 is highlighted, with 217, down 14% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (17%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.9%)
  • February11 (5.1%)
  • March13 (6%)
  • April21 (9.7%)
  • May21 (9.7%)
  • June20 (9.2%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August21 (9.7%)
  • September21 (9.7%)
  • October21 (9.7%)
  • November17 (7.8%)
  • December14 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (65%)
  • Wet or damp74 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (47%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph99 (46%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (89%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (10%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2034 (11%)
  • 21 to 2552 (17%)
  • 26 to 3555 (18%)
  • 36 to 4536 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.1%)
  • Over 7520 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (67%)
  • Passenger72 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (77%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2015.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Devon in 2015

Barnstaple Central, North Devon, EX32 8HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Devon in 2015, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 2015

The A39 had the most collisions in North Devon in 2015: 36, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39366417
2ndA361355918
3rdA399111304
4thB3227101201
5thA312591011
6thB323381003
7thB32307800
8thB32325701
9thA31234800
10thB32314600
11thA3773300
12thB33433400
13thB31382300
14thB32262200
15thB31371100
16thB32231101
17thB32341101

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 2015

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 2015: 55.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 2015

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 2015: 75.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2015.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years