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West Devon road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2007, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2006 (218), and casualties fell from 313.

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

Collisions in 2007
226
Up 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
306
Down 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
8% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2007

2.2% of collisions in West Devon in 2007 were fatal and 8% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious188%
  • Slight20390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious227.2%
  • Slight27891%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2007 is highlighted, with 226, up 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday23 (10%)
  • Saturday39 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8%)
  • February11 (4.9%)
  • March16 (7.1%)
  • April13 (5.8%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June20 (8.8%)
  • July30 (13%)
  • August20 (8.8%)
  • September18 (8%)
  • October18 (8%)
  • November19 (8.4%)
  • December20 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (51%)
  • Wet or damp103 (46%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (17%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph156 (69%)
  • 70 mph19 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (18%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3522 (7.2%)
  • 36 to 4555 (18%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.9%)
  • Over 7511 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (8.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (73%)
  • Passenger67 (22%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (83%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2007.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2007

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2007, with 17 collisions.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2007

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2007: 44, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386446816
2ndA30304221
3rdB321291110
4thB321581101
5thA3906900
6thB32606801
7thA30725500
8thB32575600
9thA30793400
10thA31243402
11thB33573400
12thA3822401
13thA3811100
14thA3881101
15thB32061100
16thB32201100
17thB33621100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2007

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2007: 30.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2007

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2007: 83.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years