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West Devon road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2011, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2010 (151), and casualties rose from 246.

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

Collisions in 2011
169
Up 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
275
Up 12% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2011

2.4% of collisions in West Devon in 2011 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious158.9%
  • Slight15089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious165.8%
  • Slight25593%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2011 is highlighted, with 169, up 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (7.1%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.3%)
  • February7 (4.1%)
  • March23 (14%)
  • April20 (12%)
  • May12 (7.1%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July12 (7.1%)
  • August12 (7.1%)
  • September11 (6.5%)
  • October15 (8.9%)
  • November9 (5.3%)
  • December14 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (59%)
  • Wet or damp65 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (35%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph82 (49%)
  • 70 mph17 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (77%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4523 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5539 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (57%)
  • Passenger105 (38%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car235 (84%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2011.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2011

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2011, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2011

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2011: 41, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386415113
2ndA30214212
3rdB326081500
4thA31247902
5thB32126700
6thA30725700
7thB32155710
8thA30794501
9thB32574400
10thB33623800
11thA3902300
12thB33572200
13thA3821100
14thA3881100
15thB32061100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2011

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2011: 30.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2011

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2011: 76.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2011, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years