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West Devon road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2021, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2020 (126), and casualties fell from 173.

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

Collisions in 2021
109
Down 13% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
166
Down 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2021

2.8% of collisions in West Devon in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious1716%
  • Slight8982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2012%
  • Slight14386%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2021 is highlighted, with 109, down 13% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 109
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (7.3%)
  • Tuesday22 (20%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (17%)
  • Friday13 (12%)
  • Saturday16 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.5%)
  • February3 (2.8%)
  • March9 (8.3%)
  • April11 (10%)
  • May12 (11%)
  • June11 (10%)
  • July8 (7.3%)
  • August4 (3.7%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October14 (13%)
  • November11 (10%)
  • December9 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Other3 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry67 (61%)
  • Wet or damp39 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph23 (21%)
  • 40 mph12 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph62 (57%)
  • 70 mph10 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway89 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (9%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (3%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (17%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3538 (23%)
  • 36 to 4517 (10%)
  • 46 to 5517 (10%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6%)
  • Over 756 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (69%)
  • Passenger42 (25%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car135 (75%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2021.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2021

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2021, with 5 collisions.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2021

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2021: 22, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386223014
2ndA30163113
3rdB321251100
4thB326051100
5thA30724601
6thB33624701
7thA31243301
8thA3903400
9thB32152200
10thB33572200
11thA30791101
12thA3821110
13thB32571100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2021

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2021: 10.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2021

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2021: 48.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2021, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years