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West Devon road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1998, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (196), and casualties rose from 261.

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

Collisions in 1998
204
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
299
Up 15% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1998

4.4% of collisions in West Devon in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.4%
  • Serious2311%
  • Slight17284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious3010%
  • Slight26087%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1998 is highlighted, with 204, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (18%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.3%)
  • February14 (6.9%)
  • March14 (6.9%)
  • April21 (10%)
  • May19 (9.3%)
  • June13 (6.4%)
  • July20 (9.8%)
  • August19 (9.3%)
  • September19 (9.3%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November11 (5.4%)
  • December19 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Other9 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (51%)
  • Wet or damp96 (47%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (22%)
  • 40 mph21 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph116 (57%)
  • 70 mph21 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.5%)
  • 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 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2053 (18%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3568 (23%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (60%)
  • Passenger98 (33%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 1998.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1998

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1998: 55, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3865510615
2ndA30284755
3rdB3212111402
4thA30728811
5thB321581001
6thA3906901
7thB33576800
8thB32605602
9thA30793300
10thB32193300
11thB33623401
12thB32172201
13thB32572200
14thA30221200
15thA3821110
16thA3841100
17thA3881200
18thB32161110
19thB32321100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1998

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1998: 21.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1998

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1998: 100.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years