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West Devon road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1979, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,082 collisions in West Devon.

Collisions in 1979
250
Casualties in 1979
360
Fatal collisions
11
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
28% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1979

4.4% of collisions in West Devon in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.4%
  • Serious7128%
  • Slight16867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious9627%
  • Slight25370%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1979 is highlighted, with 250.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday21 (8.4%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.4%)
  • February8 (3.2%)
  • March16 (6.4%)
  • April21 (8.4%)
  • May30 (12%)
  • June17 (6.8%)
  • July21 (8.4%)
  • August22 (8.8%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November15 (6%)
  • December29 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (23%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp120 (48%)
  • Dry108 (43%)
  • Frost or ice18 (7.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (20%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph182 (73%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (18%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2099 (28%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3556 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (61%)
  • Passenger125 (35%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (69%)
  • Motorcycle65 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in West Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Devon ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1979.

Collisions
329th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1979

The A30 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1979: 57, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305791212
2ndA3865269411
3rdB3212142003
4thB3357101104
5thA39091905
6thA3845601
7thA30724513
8thB32174601
9thA3823503
10thA3883411
11thB32183410
12thA382300
13thB32152301
14thA3771300
15thB32161100
16thB32271100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1979

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1979: 22.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1979

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1979: 80.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1979.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years