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West Devon road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1994, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1993 (215), and casualties fell from 307.

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

Collisions in 1994
203
Down 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
297
Down 3% on 1993
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1994

1.5% of collisions in West Devon in 1994 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24683%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1994 is highlighted, with 203, down 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (18%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday36 (18%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (9.9%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.9%)
  • February17 (8.4%)
  • March13 (6.4%)
  • April16 (7.9%)
  • May16 (7.9%)
  • June26 (13%)
  • July17 (8.4%)
  • August19 (9.4%)
  • September17 (8.4%)
  • October20 (9.9%)
  • November14 (6.9%)
  • December16 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp103 (51%)
  • Dry94 (46%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (27%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph138 (68%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist6 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2047 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (20%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (59%)
  • Passenger96 (32%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car276 (80%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in West Devon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Devon ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1994.

Collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1994

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1994: 62, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3866292216
2ndA30132212
3rdB3212121700
4thB3260121401
5thB3362101302
6thA307281102
7thA3906801
8thB321551001
9thB32175500
10thB33575702
11thB32194501
12thA3822401
13thB32572200
14thA3771100
15thA3841100
16thA3991601
17thB32161100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1994

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1994: 25.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1994

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1994: 79.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1994, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years