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West Devon road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 1992
220
Up 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
323
Up 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1992

0.9% of collisions in West Devon in 1992 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5224%
  • Slight16675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6320%
  • Slight25880%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1992 is highlighted, with 220, up 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March7 (3.2%)
  • April19 (8.6%)
  • May16 (7.3%)
  • June16 (7.3%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October21 (9.5%)
  • November31 (14%)
  • December12 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp113 (51%)
  • Dry104 (47%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (18%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph152 (69%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (24%)
  • 21 to 2561 (19%)
  • 26 to 3557 (18%)
  • 36 to 4534 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (62%)
  • Passenger111 (34%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (76%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1992.

Collisions
331st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1992

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1992: 53, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3865377114
2ndA30497007
3rdA3072101302
4thB3212101604
5thB3260101800
6thA39081504
7thA307961402
8thB32195703
9thB33575602
10thB32153301
11thB32573702
12thA3842300
13thA3821100
14thB32061200
15thB32171100
16thB33621200

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1992

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1992: 22.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1992

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1992: 103.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1992, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years