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West Devon road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1993, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1992 (220), and casualties fell from 323.

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

Collisions in 1993
215
Down 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
307
Down 5% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1993

3.7% of collisions in West Devon in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.7%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious5217%
  • Slight24680%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1993 is highlighted, with 215, down 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (18%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.6%)
  • February7 (3.3%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April16 (7.4%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June21 (9.8%)
  • July19 (8.8%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September23 (11%)
  • October16 (7.4%)
  • November11 (5.1%)
  • December21 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (52%)
  • Wet or damp97 (45%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (19%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph146 (68%)
  • 70 mph22 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (19%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.8%)
  • Over 7513 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (63%)
  • Passenger101 (33%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (79%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.3%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1993.

Collisions
329th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1993

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1993: 66, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38666101414
2ndA30233313
3rdB3212131902
4thA3072101402
5thB3260101711
6thB32196602
7thB335761111
8thA30794702
9thB33624401
10thA3903500
11thB32153500
12thA3822200
13thA3882300
14thB32572300
15thB31291100
16thB32161100
17thB32181100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1993

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1993: 16.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1993

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1993: 99.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years