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West Devon road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2020, and 173 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2019 (141), and casualties fell from 188.

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

Collisions in 2020
126
Down 11% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
173
Down 8% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2020

1.6% of collisions in West Devon in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious2923%
  • Slight9575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3319%
  • Slight13880%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2020 is highlighted, with 126, down 11% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 126
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (10%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday13 (10%)
  • Thursday22 (17%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (19%)
  • Sunday19 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (13%)
  • February15 (12%)
  • March12 (9.5%)
  • April2 (1.6%)
  • May6 (4.8%)
  • June6 (4.8%)
  • July7 (5.6%)
  • August12 (9.5%)
  • September13 (10%)
  • October12 (9.5%)
  • November10 (7.9%)
  • December15 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (48%)
  • Wet or damp56 (44%)
  • Frost or ice8 (6.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph35 (28%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph64 (51%)
  • 70 mph16 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (11%)
  • Roundabout5 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (63%)
  • Cyclist19 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (4%)
  • 16 to 2017 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3525 (14%)
  • 36 to 4526 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (17%)
  • 56 to 6524 (14%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (75%)
  • Passenger33 (19%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car138 (64%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle19 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 8 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 (8)

How West Devon ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2020.

Collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2020

Buckland Monachorum, West Devon, PL20 6HX area and Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Devon in 2020, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2020

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2020: 21, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386213318
2ndA30182702
3rdA3072111305
4thB33575602
5thB32124603
6thB32604410
7thB33624400
8thA3903700
9thB32573300
10thA30792300
11thA31242401
12thA3822200
13thB32152200

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2020

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2020: 11.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2020

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2020: 53.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years