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West Devon road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2009, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2008 (153), and casualties rose from 209.

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

Collisions in 2009
176
Up 15% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
261
Up 25% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
11% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2009

1.7% of collisions in West Devon in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight15387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight22988%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2009 is highlighted, with 176, up 15% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February11 (6.3%)
  • March15 (8.5%)
  • April14 (8%)
  • May15 (8.5%)
  • June12 (6.8%)
  • July17 (9.7%)
  • August14 (8%)
  • September11 (6.3%)
  • October18 (10%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December10 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (6.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (60%)
  • Wet or damp59 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.5%)
  • Snow4 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (35%)
  • 40 mph17 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph78 (44%)
  • 70 mph19 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (20%)
  • 21 to 2527 (10%)
  • 26 to 3534 (13%)
  • 36 to 4541 (16%)
  • 46 to 5526 (10%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (64%)
  • Passenger75 (29%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (81%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How West Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 2009.

Collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2009

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2009, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2009

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2009: 37, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386375425
2ndA30264201
3rdA39081200
4thB32127800
5thB335761401
6thB32605801
7thA30724601
8thA30794500
9thB33624701
10thA31242200
11thB32152400
12thB32172401
13thA3791100
14thA3851200
15thA3881200
16thB32161401
17thB32191100
18thB32571100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2009

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2009: 23.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2009

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2009: 67.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years