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West Devon road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2019, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2018 (128), and casualties rose from 184.

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

Collisions in 2019
141
Up 10% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
188
Up 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2019

0.7% of collisions in West Devon in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3525%
  • Slight10574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3921%
  • Slight14879%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2019 is highlighted, with 141, up 10% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 141
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (18%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday19 (13%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.7%)
  • February8 (5.7%)
  • March17 (12%)
  • April14 (9.9%)
  • May10 (7.1%)
  • June9 (6.4%)
  • July13 (9.2%)
  • August10 (7.1%)
  • September10 (7.1%)
  • October18 (13%)
  • November14 (9.9%)
  • December10 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (65%)
  • Wet or damp45 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph38 (27%)
  • 40 mph16 (11%)
  • 60 mph73 (52%)
  • 70 mph14 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2018 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2511 (5.9%)
  • 26 to 3537 (20%)
  • 36 to 4522 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (19%)
  • 56 to 6522 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.4%)
  • Over 7514 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (72%)
  • Passenger42 (22%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (77%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2019.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2019

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2019, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2019

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2019: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386283404
2ndA30162701
3rdB336291001
4thB32127904
5thB32156700
6thA30795702
7thA3825602
8thB326051001
9thB33574501
10thB32573702
11thA31242200
12thA3902201
13thA30721100
14thB32061101

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2019

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2019: 15.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2019

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2019: 50.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years