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West Devon road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2000, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1999 (186), and casualties fell from 264.

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

Collisions in 2000
195
Up 5% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
262
Down 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2000

2.1% of collisions in West Devon in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight16082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight21984%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2000 is highlighted, with 195, up 5% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (22%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.7%)
  • February9 (4.6%)
  • March18 (9.2%)
  • April15 (7.7%)
  • May9 (4.6%)
  • June14 (7.2%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September19 (9.7%)
  • October13 (6.7%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December18 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (88%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (23%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp95 (49%)
  • Dry91 (47%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph46 (24%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph121 (62%)
  • 70 mph16 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Cyclist2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2037 (14%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (19%)
  • 46 to 5528 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (69%)
  • Passenger60 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2000.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2000

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2000: 54, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386547928
2ndA30233512
3rdB3260101104
4thA39081100
5thA30725702
6thB32185601
7thB32195802
8thB33575601
9thB32124501
10thB32154700
11thA3823300
12thA3843401
13thA30792301
14thB33622200
15thB32161100
16thB32171100
17thB32571101

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2000

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2000: 18.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2000

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2000: 92.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years