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West Devon road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1982, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (237), and casualties rose from 329.

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

Collisions in 1982
243
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
367
Up 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
30% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1982

2.5% of collisions in West Devon in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious7230%
  • Slight16568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious10228%
  • Slight25770%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1982 is highlighted, with 243, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday26 (11%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (17%)
  • Sunday45 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.1%)
  • February17 (7%)
  • March12 (4.9%)
  • April17 (7%)
  • May19 (7.8%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July35 (14%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October15 (6.2%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December17 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (53%)
  • Wet or damp103 (42%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (22%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph179 (74%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (17%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9%)
  • Cyclist7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2096 (26%)
  • 21 to 2557 (16%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (55%)
  • Passenger133 (36%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (67%)
  • Motorcycle62 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1982.

Collisions
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1982

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1982: 61, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3866195114
2ndA304471115
3rdA390101404
4thB3357101512
5thA307291804
6thA38491202
7thB321291512
8thB32188913
9thA3883300
10thA3822301
11thB32162500
12thB32151100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1982

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1982: 28.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1982

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1982: 101.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1982.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years