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West Devon road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1996, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1995 (233), and casualties fell from 327.

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

Collisions in 1996
217
Down 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
323
Down 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1996

3.7% of collisions in West Devon in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.7%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight26582%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1996 is highlighted, with 217, down 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (22%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.4%)
  • February14 (6.5%)
  • March19 (8.8%)
  • April12 (5.5%)
  • May10 (4.6%)
  • June15 (6.9%)
  • July19 (8.8%)
  • August18 (8.3%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October28 (13%)
  • November21 (9.7%)
  • December21 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (51%)
  • Wet or damp96 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (23%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph142 (65%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2054 (17%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (17%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (54%)
  • Passenger126 (39%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1996.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1996

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1996: 54, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386548039
2ndA30193214
3rdB3212132213
4thB3260111401
5thA3072101602
6thA307992211
7thB33576712
8thA3905801
9thB32195701
10thB32573702
11thA3822200
12thB32152300
13thB33622201
14thA3611100
15thA3881100
16thB32061200
17thB32161100
18thB32171100
19thB32671100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1996

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1996: 25.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1996

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1996: 80.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1996, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years