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West Devon road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1984, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (230), and casualties rose from 349.

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

Collisions in 1984
256
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
357
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
27% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1984

2.3% of collisions in West Devon in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious6927%
  • Slight18171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious8624%
  • Slight26574%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1984 is highlighted, with 256, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (8.6%)
  • Wednesday23 (9%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (19%)
  • Sunday38 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.3%)
  • February20 (7.8%)
  • March19 (7.4%)
  • April17 (6.6%)
  • May14 (5.5%)
  • June20 (7.8%)
  • July23 (9%)
  • August36 (14%)
  • September23 (9%)
  • October23 (9%)
  • November24 (9.4%)
  • December21 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (58%)
  • Wet or damp94 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (29%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph170 (66%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.6%)
  • 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 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (22%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7%)
  • 16 to 2095 (27%)
  • 21 to 2540 (11%)
  • 26 to 3549 (14%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (54%)
  • Passenger130 (36%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car299 (67%)
  • Motorcycle73 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.5%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1984.

Collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1984

The A30 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1984: 74, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3074122416
2ndA3865572115
3rdA384121302
4thA3072101314
5thB321291204
6thA39081001
7thB335771500
8thB32184602
9thA3823400
10thB32172300
11thB32151100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1984

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1984: 27.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1984

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1984: 116.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years