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West Devon road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1980, and 351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (250), and casualties fell from 360.

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

Collisions in 1980
246
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
351
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
39% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1980

5.3% of collisions in West Devon in 1980 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal135.3%
  • Serious9639%
  • Slight13756%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal164.6%
  • Serious12536%
  • Slight21060%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1980 is highlighted, with 246, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (7.7%)
  • Friday50 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.5%)
  • February12 (4.9%)
  • March7 (2.8%)
  • April25 (10%)
  • May20 (8.1%)
  • June21 (8.5%)
  • July32 (13%)
  • August23 (9.3%)
  • September17 (6.9%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November22 (8.9%)
  • December18 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (52%)
  • Wet or damp109 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (24%)
  • 40 mph5 (2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph179 (73%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (26%)
  • 21 to 2555 (16%)
  • 26 to 3562 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 757 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (60%)
  • Passenger118 (34%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (65%)
  • Motorcycle75 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in West Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Devon ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1980.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1980

The A30 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1980: 52, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305280322
2ndA3864572518
3rdA384121415
4thB3212111805
5thB3357101905
6thA3908902
7thA30726800
8thB32175703
9thB32185601
10thA3824401
11thB32154401
12thA3881200
13thB32201110

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1980

Okehampton and Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1980, with 19 each.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1980

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1980: 108.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1980, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years