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West Devon road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1987, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1986 (253), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 1987
269
Up 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
376
Up 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
35% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1987

0.7% of collisions in West Devon in 1987 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious9435%
  • Slight17364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious12333%
  • Slight25167%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1987 is highlighted, with 269, up 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.5%)
  • February14 (5.2%)
  • March17 (6.3%)
  • April22 (8.2%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June29 (11%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August21 (7.8%)
  • September19 (7.1%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November16 (5.9%)
  • December35 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (22%)
  • Fog or mist11 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Other10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (50%)
  • Wet or damp123 (46%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (29%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph174 (65%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20100 (27%)
  • 21 to 2561 (16%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (59%)
  • Passenger125 (33%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (67%)
  • Motorcycle58 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 1987.

Collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1987

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1987: 73, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38673104126
2ndA3067114118
3rdA390121807
4thB3357101304
5thA307291103
6thA38481004
7thB32126603
8thB32183500
9thB32193401
10thA3822200
11thB32152302
12thB32172202
13thA3881101
14thA391100
15thB32161101

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1987

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1987: 33.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1987

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1987: 120.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years