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West Devon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,082 road traffic collisions in West Devon from 1979 to 2025, and 13,084 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 211 were fatal and 1,971 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 118 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (100), and casualties rose from 160 to 168.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
9,082
23rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
13,084
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
211
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
118
Up 18% on 2024

Crash severity in West Devon

2.3% of collisions in West Devon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2112.3%
  • Serious1,97122%
  • Slight6,90076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2351.8%
  • Serious2,46619%
  • Slight10,38379%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. In 2025 there were 118, up 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 118
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025118168
2024100160
2023119157
2022122184
2021109166
2020126173
2019141188
2018128184
2017154247
2016133191
2015145225
2014133190
2013148226
2012149213
2011169275
2010151246
2009176261
2008153209
2007226306
2006218313
2005224313
2004208274
2003202253
2002241343
2001214305
2000195262
1999186264
1998204299
1997196261
1996217323
1995233327
1994203297
1993215307
1992220323
1991217319
1990262402
1989239356
1988261373
1987269376
1986253365
1985243347
1984256357
1983230349
1982243367
1981237329
1980246351
1979250360

When and where crashes happen in West Devon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,253 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,282 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,224 (13%)
  • Thursday1,234 (14%)
  • Friday1,482 (16%)
  • Saturday1,395 (15%)
  • Sunday1,212 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59369 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59135 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,039 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,549 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,668 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,215 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,225 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59882 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January702 (7.7%)
  • February540 (5.9%)
  • March659 (7.3%)
  • April704 (7.8%)
  • May741 (8.2%)
  • June774 (8.5%)
  • July902 (9.9%)
  • August877 (9.7%)
  • September801 (8.8%)
  • October827 (9.1%)
  • November779 (8.6%)
  • December776 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,888 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,676 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit451 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,478 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,513 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds275 (3%)
  • Fog or mist176 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds150 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds74 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.3%)
  • Other302 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded85 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,864 (54%)
  • Wet or damp3,881 (43%)
  • Frost or ice225 (2.5%)
  • Snow67 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep33 (0.4%)
  • Mud5 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,190 (24%)
  • 40 mph490 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph49 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph5,781 (64%)
  • 70 mph558 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,122 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway668 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout152 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road105 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in West Devon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,367 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist1,614 (12%)
  • Pedestrian787 (6%)
  • Cyclist389 (3%)
  • Van occupant381 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)219 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant127 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant76 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant71 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5208 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10381 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15509 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 202,547 (19%)
  • 21 to 251,651 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,158 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,720 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,435 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,062 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 75717 (5.5%)
  • Over 75492 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded204 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,238 (63%)
  • Passenger4,059 (31%)
  • Pedestrian787 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car11,697 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,584 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes792 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes693 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle398 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle191 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach149 (0.9%)
  • Minibus62 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle55 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in West Devon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Devon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had the 23rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
23rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
326thEast Lothian9,66413,1862612,529
327thEast Dunbartonshire9,22812,2841642,176
328thRossendale9,14512,6461611,866
329thWest Devon (this area)9,08213,0842111,971
330thHarlow9,07411,3131151,841
331stTamworth8,51711,185100980
332ndMoray8,43111,7063502,044

Accident hotspots in West Devon

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area is the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon, with 265 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon from 1979 to 2025: 2,223, including 59 fatal and 477 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3862,2233,26559477
2ndA301,4312,29847286
3rdB32123645426113
4thA30723274681581
5thA390282428564
6thB3260267380543
7thB3357260368469
8thB3215169245722
9thB3362158228327
10thA382123166428
11thA384123169247
12thA3079116185326
13thB325788129216
14thA312477104119
15thB32176987018
16thB32186593219
17thB32196088212
18thB32163348310
19thA388325118
20thB320681201

Towns in West Devon

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon from 1979 to 2025: 909.

Postcode districts in West Devon

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon from 1979 to 2025: 3,814.

Latest crashes in West Devon

Of the latest 24 crashes in West Devon, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity