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West Devon road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2012, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (169), and casualties fell from 275.

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

Collisions in 2012
149
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
213
Down 23% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2012

0.7% of collisions in West Devon in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2718%
  • Slight12181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2914%
  • Slight18386%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2012 is highlighted, with 149, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (10%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (14%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (11%)
  • February7 (4.7%)
  • March7 (4.7%)
  • April10 (6.7%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June10 (6.7%)
  • July15 (10%)
  • August14 (9.4%)
  • September16 (11%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November13 (8.7%)
  • December9 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (52%)
  • Wet or damp66 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (34%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph74 (50%)
  • 70 mph11 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2028 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (18%)
  • 46 to 5520 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.1%)
  • Over 7516 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (72%)
  • Passenger49 (23%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (79%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2012.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2012

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2012, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2012

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2012: 45, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386456704
2ndA30131501
3rdB33577903
4thA30796900
5thB321261102
6thB326061100
7thA30725701
8thA3904802
9thB33624701
10thB32153401
11thB32573301
12thA31242200
13thB32172300
14thA3821101

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2012

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2012: 12.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2012

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2012: 58.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 16 December 2012.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years