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West Devon road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1991, and 319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1990 (262), and casualties fell from 402.

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

Collisions in 1991
217
Down 17% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
319
Down 21% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1991

3.2% of collisions in West Devon in 1991 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious6329%
  • Slight14768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious9028%
  • Slight22069%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1991 is highlighted, with 217, down 17% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (17%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.8%)
  • February9 (4.1%)
  • March17 (7.8%)
  • April20 (9.2%)
  • May14 (6.5%)
  • June18 (8.3%)
  • July20 (9.2%)
  • August30 (14%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October16 (7.4%)
  • November14 (6.5%)
  • December15 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Other7 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (59%)
  • Wet or damp82 (38%)
  • Snow5 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (19%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph163 (75%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2066 (21%)
  • 21 to 2546 (14%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.9%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (60%)
  • Passenger115 (36%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (74%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1991.

Collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1991

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1991: 64, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3866498214
2ndA303258012
3rdB3212121804
4thB32608902
5thB33577801
6thB32156811
7thA30725611
8thA3905923
9thB32184601
10thB32194501
11thA30793301
12thA3823300
13thA3843602
14thB32173500
15thB32161100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1991

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1991: 18.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1991

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1991: 90.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1991, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years