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West Devon road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2013, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (149), and casualties rose from 213.

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

Collisions in 2013
148
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
226
Up 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2013

0.7% of collisions in West Devon in 2013 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3524%
  • Slight11276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight18883%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2013 is highlighted, with 148, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (8.8%)
  • Tuesday27 (18%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (17%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (9.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (11%)
  • February6 (4.1%)
  • March8 (5.4%)
  • April12 (8.1%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June11 (7.4%)
  • July16 (11%)
  • August10 (6.8%)
  • September9 (6.1%)
  • October13 (8.8%)
  • November15 (10%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (7.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (61%)
  • Wet or damp44 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (6.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph41 (28%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph75 (51%)
  • 70 mph21 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (4%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2029 (13%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3544 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (17%)
  • 46 to 5527 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.1%)
  • Over 7510 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (69%)
  • Passenger57 (25%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2013.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2013

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2013, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2013

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2013: 30, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3863062010
2ndA30234406
3rdA307291201
4thB32128901
5thB335781303
6thA31247902
7thB32606701
8thB33626700
9thB32155702
10thA3904501
11thB32571100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2013

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2013: 13.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2013

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2013: 61.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years