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West Devon road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2015, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2014 (133), and casualties rose from 190.

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

Collisions in 2015
145
Up 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
225
Up 18% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2015

2.1% of collisions in West Devon in 2015 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight11076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight17980%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2015 is highlighted, with 145, up 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (17%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (18%)
  • Thursday18 (12%)
  • Friday28 (19%)
  • Saturday14 (9.7%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.3%)
  • February16 (11%)
  • March16 (11%)
  • April6 (4.1%)
  • May8 (5.5%)
  • June14 (9.7%)
  • July14 (9.7%)
  • August11 (7.6%)
  • September8 (5.5%)
  • October14 (9.7%)
  • November10 (6.9%)
  • December16 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (52%)
  • Wet or damp59 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.4%)
  • Snow5 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph40 (28%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph80 (55%)
  • 70 mph12 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (82%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.7%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (14%)
  • 26 to 3531 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (13%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.9%)
  • Over 7513 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (68%)
  • Passenger67 (30%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (80%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 and the 9 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 (9)

How West Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2015.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2015

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2015, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2015

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2015: 41, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3864173110
2ndA30203402
3rdA307271201
4thA30796813
5thB32155901
6thB32575600
7thB33625601
8thB32124501
9thB32604603
10thB33574401
11thA3823401
12thB32173401
13thA3902201

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2015

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2015: 13.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2015

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2015: 59.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2015, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years