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West Devon road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2018, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2017 (154), and casualties fell from 247.

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

Collisions in 2018
128
Down 17% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
184
Down 26% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2018

3.9% of collisions in West Devon in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.9%
  • Serious2520%
  • Slight9877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight14981%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2018 is highlighted, with 128, down 17% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 128
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday11 (8.6%)
  • Thursday18 (14%)
  • Friday22 (17%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.7%)
  • February4 (3.1%)
  • March16 (13%)
  • April15 (12%)
  • May13 (10%)
  • June11 (8.6%)
  • July13 (10%)
  • August9 (7%)
  • September10 (7.8%)
  • October7 (5.5%)
  • November18 (14%)
  • December6 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (65%)
  • Wet or damp40 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph29 (23%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph70 (55%)
  • 70 mph18 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (13%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2018 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (14%)
  • 26 to 3530 (16%)
  • 36 to 4517 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5533 (18%)
  • 56 to 6522 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (8.7%)
  • Over 7513 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (70%)
  • Passenger46 (25%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (74%)
  • Motorcycle23 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2018.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2018

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2018, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2018

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2018: 27, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386274415
2ndA30202803
3rdA3827803
4thB32606700
5thA30725810
6thB325751001
7thA31244401
8thB33574800
9thB32153301
10thA3902200
11thB32122800
12thB33622200
13thA3881200
14thB32171100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2018

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2018: 8.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2018

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2018: 62.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2018, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2018.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years