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West Devon road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2002, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2001 (214), and casualties rose from 305.

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

Collisions in 2002
241
Up 13% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
343
Up 12% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2002

2.1% of collisions in West Devon in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight20183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight29486%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2002 is highlighted, with 241, up 13% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.5%)
  • February14 (5.8%)
  • March18 (7.5%)
  • April16 (6.6%)
  • May16 (6.6%)
  • June22 (9.1%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August20 (8.3%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October21 (8.7%)
  • November23 (9.5%)
  • December22 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (53%)
  • Wet or damp109 (45%)
  • Mud2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (20%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph154 (64%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (10%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2051 (15%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3556 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (67%)
  • Passenger98 (29%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (80%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2002.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2002

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2002, with 16 collisions.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2002

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2002: 59, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386598829
2ndA303462110
3rdA390121400
4thB321291702
5thA307281302
6thA307981402
7thB326081101
8thA31246702
9thB33576600
10thB33626700
11thB32574510
12thA3843300
13thB32152200
14thA31251101
15thA3821100
16thA3881200
17thB32171200

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2002

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2002: 22.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2002

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2002: 90.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years