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West Devon road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2001, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2000 (195), and casualties rose from 262.

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

Collisions in 2001
214
Up 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
305
Up 16% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2001

2.3% of collisions in West Devon in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight17783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight26085%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2001 is highlighted, with 214, up 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday40 (19%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (11%)
  • February14 (6.5%)
  • March10 (4.7%)
  • April17 (7.9%)
  • May17 (7.9%)
  • June18 (8.4%)
  • July20 (9.3%)
  • August15 (7%)
  • September20 (9.3%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November11 (5.1%)
  • December25 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (56%)
  • Wet or damp82 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph62 (29%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph122 (57%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2043 (14%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3556 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (20%)
  • 46 to 5531 (10%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.6%)
  • Over 7515 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (61%)
  • Passenger92 (30%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (79%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2001.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2001

Okehampton South, West Devon, EX20 1AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2001, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2001

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2001: 54, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386547629
2ndA30193413
3rdB3260111603
4thA390101501
5thA307291313
6thB32127901
7thB335761100
8thB32575501
9thA3844600
10thB32154600
11thB32193500
12thA31242610
13thA3822300
14thB32172201
15thB33622200
16thA381301
17thA3851200
18thB32181200
19thB32661200

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2001

Okehampton had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2001: 20.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2001

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2001: 87.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years