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West Devon road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 1999, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1998 (204), and casualties fell from 299.

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

Collisions in 1999
186
Down 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
264
Down 12% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 1999

1.6% of collisions in West Devon in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2815%
  • Slight15583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight22987%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 1999 is highlighted, with 186, down 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (19%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February6 (3.2%)
  • March11 (5.9%)
  • April15 (8.1%)
  • May11 (5.9%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July14 (7.5%)
  • August27 (15%)
  • September14 (7.5%)
  • October17 (9.1%)
  • November14 (7.5%)
  • December17 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (52%)
  • Wet or damp76 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.8%)
  • Snow5 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph34 (18%)
  • 40 mph13 (7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph118 (63%)
  • 70 mph20 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (3%)
  • 16 to 2047 (18%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (22%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (62%)
  • Passenger87 (33%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (81%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1999.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 1999

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 1999: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386395406
2ndA30274615
3rdB3260111702
4thA38291000
5thB335781001
6thA39071001
7thA30794703
8thB32124501
9thB33624411
10thA30723300
11thB32153800
12thB32183400
13thB32172200
14thB32192500
15thA31241200
16thA3841100
17thB32131100
18thB32161301
19thB32571100
20thB33521101

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 1999

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 1999: 18.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 1999

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 1999: 83.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years