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West Devon road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2014, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2013 (148), and casualties fell from 226.

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

Collisions in 2014
133
Down 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
190
Down 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2014

0.8% of collisions in West Devon in 2014 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight10377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight15883%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2014 is highlighted, with 133, down 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 133
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (12%)
  • Wednesday16 (12%)
  • Thursday15 (11%)
  • Friday22 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.5%)
  • February5 (3.8%)
  • March9 (6.8%)
  • April16 (12%)
  • May11 (8.3%)
  • June8 (6%)
  • July15 (11%)
  • August11 (8.3%)
  • September10 (7.5%)
  • October16 (12%)
  • November14 (11%)
  • December12 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (60%)
  • Wet or damp53 (40%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (31%)
  • 40 mph19 (14%)
  • 60 mph63 (47%)
  • 70 mph10 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (11%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (12%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2037 (19%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3529 (15%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5518 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (16%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.2%)
  • Over 754 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (68%)
  • Passenger50 (26%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car160 (74%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2014.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2014

Okehampton South, West Devon, EX20 1AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2014, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2014

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2014: 27, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386273614
2ndA30182902
3rdB321281006
4thB33577802
5thB32606802
6thB336261100
7thA30725703
8thB32155500
9thA30793300
10thA31243502
11thA3823402
12thA3903400
13thB32161100
14thB32571200

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2014

Okehampton had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2014: 6.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2014

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2014: 57.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years