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West Devon road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2010, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2009 (176), and casualties fell from 261.

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

Collisions in 2010
151
Down 14% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
246
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2010

0.7% of collisions in West Devon in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2416%
  • Slight12683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight21186%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2010 is highlighted, with 151, down 14% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (18%)
  • Wednesday16 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (19%)
  • Friday24 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (7.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.9%)
  • February9 (6%)
  • March10 (6.6%)
  • April12 (7.9%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June26 (17%)
  • July12 (7.9%)
  • August11 (7.3%)
  • September11 (7.3%)
  • October14 (9.3%)
  • November13 (8.6%)
  • December5 (3.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (65%)
  • Wet or damp42 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (6.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (38%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph72 (48%)
  • 70 mph14 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (11%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist5 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 16 to 2047 (19%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3530 (12%)
  • 36 to 4537 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (65%)
  • Passenger78 (32%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car218 (82%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2010.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2010

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2010, with 12 collisions.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2010

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2010: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386396908
2ndA30162611
3rdA307981502
4thB326071403
5thA307261201
6thB32125701
7thB33624500
8thA3823503
9thA3903800
10thB32153300
11thB32172201
12thB32572400
13thB33572500
14thB32541100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2010

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2010: 16.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2010

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2010: 71.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2010.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years