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West Devon road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 153 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2008, and 209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 32% on 2007 (226), and casualties fell from 306.

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

Collisions in 2008
153
Down 32% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
209
Down 32% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
10% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2008

2.6% of collisions in West Devon in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious1610%
  • Slight13387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious209.6%
  • Slight18589%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2008 is highlighted, with 153, down 32% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 153
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (18%)
  • Tuesday25 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (18%)
  • Friday20 (13%)
  • Saturday16 (10%)
  • Sunday15 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (11%)
  • February16 (10%)
  • March12 (7.8%)
  • April8 (5.2%)
  • May10 (6.5%)
  • June5 (3.3%)
  • July18 (12%)
  • August13 (8.5%)
  • September11 (7.2%)
  • October13 (8.5%)
  • November14 (9.2%)
  • December16 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp73 (48%)
  • Dry72 (47%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (31%)
  • 40 mph12 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph76 (50%)
  • 70 mph17 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (77%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (20%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3522 (11%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8.6%)
  • Over 7510 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (71%)
  • Passenger48 (23%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (83%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Ridden horse3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 9 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 (9)

How West Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2008.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2008

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2008, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2008

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2008: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386425703
2ndA30192522
3rdA3907901
4thA31245700
5thB32605701
6thB32124601
7thA30723501
8thB33573500
9thB33623411
10thB32152300
11thA30791100
12thA3821100
13thA3881200
14thB32161100
15thB32171200
16thB32571100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2008

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2008: 18.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2008

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2008: 54.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2008, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years