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West Devon road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1983, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (243), and casualties fell from 367.

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

Collisions in 1983
230
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
349
Down 5% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
32% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1983

3% of collisions in West Devon in 1983 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious7432%
  • Slight14965%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious10129%
  • Slight23868%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1983 is highlighted, with 230, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday44 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (18%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.8%)
  • February14 (6.1%)
  • March14 (6.1%)
  • April15 (6.5%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June21 (9.1%)
  • July18 (7.8%)
  • August34 (15%)
  • September28 (12%)
  • October21 (9.1%)
  • November17 (7.4%)
  • December14 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (18%)
  • Fog or mist12 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (60%)
  • Wet or damp92 (40%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (25%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph157 (68%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • 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 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (22%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2094 (27%)
  • 21 to 2549 (14%)
  • 26 to 3570 (20%)
  • 36 to 4526 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5530 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (55%)
  • Passenger136 (39%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (62%)
  • Motorcycle72 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1983.

Collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1983

The A30 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1983: 63, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3063113321
2ndA3865789115
3rdB3357111502
4thA38491202
5thA307271311
6thA39071003
7thB321271113
8thB32184502
9thA3882400
10thA3821100
11thB32151100
12thB32161101

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1983

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1983: 29.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1983

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1983: 95.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years