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West Devon road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2017, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2016 (133), and casualties rose from 191.

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

Collisions in 2017
154
Up 16% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
247
Up 29% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2017

1.9% of collisions in West Devon in 2017 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious4529%
  • Slight10669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5020%
  • Slight19479%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2017 is highlighted, with 154, up 16% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday16 (10%)
  • Thursday27 (18%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (10%)
  • February12 (7.8%)
  • March8 (5.2%)
  • April12 (7.8%)
  • May20 (13%)
  • June8 (5.2%)
  • July12 (7.8%)
  • August14 (9.1%)
  • September10 (6.5%)
  • October14 (9.1%)
  • November13 (8.4%)
  • December15 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (64%)
  • Wet or damp53 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (31%)
  • 40 mph14 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph75 (49%)
  • 70 mph17 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (15%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist10 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2041 (17%)
  • 21 to 2534 (14%)
  • 26 to 3531 (13%)
  • 36 to 4523 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.7%)
  • Over 7516 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (67%)
  • Passenger70 (28%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (77%)
  • Motorcycle24 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2017.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2017

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2017, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2017

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2017: 31, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386315809
2ndA30193612
3rdA307281204
4thB336281612
5thB32156611
6thA3905701
7thB32124504
8thA3823900
9thA31242401
10thB32162301
11thB32572300
12thB32602200
13thA30791100
14thA3881201
15thA6921300
16thB33571100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2017

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2017: 17.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2017

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2017: 70.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years