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West Devon road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1989, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1988 (261), and casualties fell from 373.

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

Collisions in 1989
239
Down 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
356
Down 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1989

2.9% of collisions in West Devon in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious5724%
  • Slight17573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious7621%
  • Slight27276%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1989 is highlighted, with 239, down 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (11%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (12%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.4%)
  • February22 (9.2%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April20 (8.4%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June20 (8.4%)
  • July17 (7.1%)
  • August22 (9.2%)
  • September16 (6.7%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December13 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (56%)
  • Wet or damp102 (43%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (26%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph165 (69%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (21%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (22%)
  • 36 to 4534 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.9%)
  • Over 757 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (55%)
  • Passenger131 (37%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (73%)
  • Motorcycle42 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1989.

Collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1989

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1989: 74, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38674111222
2ndA30407025
3rdA3072102310
4thB321281004
5thB32607904
6thB33577903
7thA3825602
8thB321551000
9thA3844903
10thB32174400
11thB32184700
12thA3902200
13thB32192200

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1989

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1989: 22.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1989

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1989: 106.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years