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West Devon road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1981, and 329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (246), and casualties fell from 351.

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

Collisions in 1981
237
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
329
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
38% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1981

3.4% of collisions in West Devon in 1981 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious9038%
  • Slight13959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.6%
  • Serious11134%
  • Slight20663%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1981 is highlighted, with 237, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday21 (8.9%)
  • Friday56 (24%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.9%)
  • February15 (6.3%)
  • March15 (6.3%)
  • April10 (4.2%)
  • May17 (7.2%)
  • June17 (7.2%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October22 (9.3%)
  • November20 (8.4%)
  • December20 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (19%)
  • Fog or mist10 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (51%)
  • Wet or damp110 (46%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (23%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph174 (73%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • 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 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4%)
  • 16 to 20109 (33%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3535 (11%)
  • 36 to 4542 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.9%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (59%)
  • Passenger110 (33%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (64%)
  • Motorcycle81 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1981.

Collisions
331st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1981

The A30 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1981: 52, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305276310
2ndA3865062118
3rdA384132219
4thB3212132107
5thA390121513
6thA307291004
7thB335781305
8thB32184502
9thA3823402
10thB32173301
11thA3882302
12thB32152310
13thB32161101
14thB32201300

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1981

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1981: 23.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1981

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1981: 92.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years