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West Devon road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2004, and 274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2003 (202), and casualties rose from 253.

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

Collisions in 2004
208
Up 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
274
Up 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2004

2.4% of collisions in West Devon in 2004 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious146.7%
  • Slight18991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious186.6%
  • Slight25192%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2004 is highlighted, with 208, up 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (11%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.7%)
  • February12 (5.8%)
  • March17 (8.2%)
  • April13 (6.3%)
  • May16 (7.7%)
  • June20 (9.6%)
  • July8 (3.8%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September25 (12%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December18 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (50%)
  • Wet or damp98 (47%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (23%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph125 (60%)
  • 70 mph21 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2044 (16%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3537 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.8%)
  • Over 7513 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (61%)
  • Passenger92 (34%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (81%)
  • Motorcycle34 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2004.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2004

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2004, with 17 collisions.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2004

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2004: 57, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386577224
2ndA30253903
3rdA30727810
4thA3907810
5thB32127901
6thB336271200
7thA307961001
8thB32574501
9thB32604600
10thA31243400
11thA3823400
12thB32153500
13thB33573300
14thA3882200
15thB32172201
16thA3081500
17thA3771100
18thA381100
19thB32161200
20thB32181100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2004

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2004: 29.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2004

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2004: 82.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years