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West Devon road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1988, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (269), and casualties fell from 376.

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

Collisions in 1988
261
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
373
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
32% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1988

3.8% of collisions in West Devon in 1988 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.8%
  • Serious8332%
  • Slight16864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious10127%
  • Slight26170%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1988 is highlighted, with 261, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (20%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.1%)
  • February16 (6.1%)
  • March14 (5.4%)
  • April17 (6.5%)
  • May24 (9.2%)
  • June20 (7.7%)
  • July35 (13%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September24 (9.2%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November15 (5.7%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (51%)
  • Wet or damp125 (48%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph71 (27%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph174 (67%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (95%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (29%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (58%)
  • Passenger126 (34%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (70%)
  • Motorcycle55 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1988.

Collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1988

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1988: 60, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3866088118
2ndA304156012
3rdB32121725110
4thA3072122011
5thA382101902
6thA384101005
7thA390101004
8thB335791116
9thB321961621
10thB32185904
11thB32154801
12thB32604401
13thB32163320
14thB32172200
15thB32311100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1988

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1988: 25.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1988

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1988: 111.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years