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West Devon road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2006, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (224), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2006
218
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
313
Level with 2005
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2006

0.9% of collisions in West Devon in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2712%
  • Slight18987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious309.6%
  • Slight28089%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2006 is highlighted, with 218, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.7%)
  • February17 (7.8%)
  • March17 (7.8%)
  • April19 (8.7%)
  • May18 (8.3%)
  • June16 (7.3%)
  • July19 (8.7%)
  • August16 (7.3%)
  • September17 (7.8%)
  • October18 (8.3%)
  • November14 (6.4%)
  • December28 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp112 (51%)
  • Dry98 (45%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (19%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph153 (70%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (21%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.1%)
  • Over 757 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (67%)
  • Passenger87 (28%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (84%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2006.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2006

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2006, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2006

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2006: 54, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386548209
2ndA30243403
3rdA307291311
4thB336281301
5thB321271403
6thB33577801
7thB32606700
8thA31244500
9thB32574801
10thA3822200
11thB32172200
12thA30791100
13thB32151100
14thB32191100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2006

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2006: 23.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2006

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2006: 85.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2006.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years