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West Devon road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2003, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2002 (241), and casualties fell from 343.

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

Collisions in 2003
202
Down 16% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
253
Down 26% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2003

1% of collisions in West Devon in 2003 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious199.4%
  • Slight18190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious207.9%
  • Slight23191%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2003 is highlighted, with 202, down 16% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 202
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday21 (10%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.9%)
  • February8 (4%)
  • March10 (5%)
  • April19 (9.4%)
  • May15 (7.4%)
  • June14 (6.9%)
  • July27 (13%)
  • August19 (9.4%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October15 (7.4%)
  • November19 (9.4%)
  • December14 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (56%)
  • Wet or damp83 (41%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (24%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph128 (63%)
  • 70 mph17 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (12%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (17%)
  • 21 to 2519 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3546 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (18%)
  • 46 to 5528 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.5%)
  • Over 7511 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (69%)
  • Passenger62 (25%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (73%)
  • Motorcycle33 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2003.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2003

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2003, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2003

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2003: 61, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386617509
2ndA30273913
3rdB326081000
4thB33627900
5thA3905600
6thB32155500
7thA30794400
8thA30723301
9thA31243300
10thA3823300
11thB32123601
12thB32573300
13thB32162200
14thB33572201
15thA3081100
16thA3681100
17thB32171100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2003

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2003: 22.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2003

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2003: 78.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years