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West Devon road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2016, and 191 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2015 (145), and casualties fell from 225.

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

Collisions in 2016
133
Down 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
191
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2016

2.3% of collisions in West Devon in 2016 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious3829%
  • Slight9269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4021%
  • Slight14877%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2016 is highlighted, with 133, down 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday16 (12%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday25 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (18%)
  • Sunday20 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.8%)
  • February5 (3.8%)
  • March11 (8.3%)
  • April10 (7.5%)
  • May13 (9.8%)
  • June13 (9.8%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August12 (9%)
  • September10 (7.5%)
  • October12 (9%)
  • November11 (8.3%)
  • December9 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (52%)
  • Wet or damp60 (45%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph37 (28%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph69 (52%)
  • 70 mph10 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (13%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2027 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3537 (19%)
  • 36 to 4515 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5523 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.8%)
  • Over 7513 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (71%)
  • Passenger45 (24%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car167 (78%)
  • Motorcycle24 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2016.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2016

Okehampton South, West Devon, EX20 1AU area and Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Devon in 2016, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2016

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2016: 30, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3863043013
2ndA30111402
3rdB3212101504
4thA30726805
5thA31245601
6thA3905911
7thB33575600
8thA30794811
9thA3824811
10thB32154700
11thB325741002
12thB32604701
13thB33623401
14thB32162301
15thA30151101

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2016

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2016: 12.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2016

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2016: 58.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2016, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years