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West Devon road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1986, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (243), and casualties rose from 347.

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

Collisions in 1986
253
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
365
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1986

0.4% of collisions in West Devon in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious6626%
  • Slight18674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious9125%
  • Slight27375%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1986 is highlighted, with 253, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (11%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (19%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.1%)
  • February10 (4%)
  • March27 (11%)
  • April24 (9.5%)
  • May25 (9.9%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July25 (9.9%)
  • August31 (12%)
  • September14 (5.5%)
  • October18 (7.1%)
  • November20 (7.9%)
  • December18 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (25%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp136 (54%)
  • Dry112 (44%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (25%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph180 (71%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (19%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2081 (22%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (58%)
  • Passenger133 (36%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (69%)
  • Motorcycle67 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1986.

Collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1986

The A30 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1986: 69, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3069109012
2ndA3865780014
3rdA390132704
4thA3072101513
5thA3848904
6thB32128903
7thB33577901
8thB32154701
9thB32174501
10thB32193500
11thB32182201
12thB32161101

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1986

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1986: 24.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1986

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1986: 115.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years