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West Devon road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2022, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2021 (109), and casualties rose from 166.

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

Collisions in 2022
122
Up 12% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
184
Up 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2022

0.8% of collisions in West Devon in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2823%
  • Slight9376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight15383%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2022 is highlighted, with 122, up 12% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (13%)
  • Friday18 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February10 (8.2%)
  • March9 (7.4%)
  • April9 (7.4%)
  • May8 (6.6%)
  • June6 (4.9%)
  • July15 (12%)
  • August18 (15%)
  • September8 (6.6%)
  • October9 (7.4%)
  • November5 (4.1%)
  • December11 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (19%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (60%)
  • Wet or damp40 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (5.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph25 (20%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph68 (56%)
  • 70 mph19 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (82%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Pedestrian3 (1.6%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (22%)
  • 21 to 2517 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3529 (16%)
  • 36 to 4517 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (10%)
  • Over 7513 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (71%)
  • Passenger51 (28%)
  • Pedestrian3 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car158 (76%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2022.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2022

Burrator, West Devon, PL20 7RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2022, with 5 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2022

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2022: 29, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386293909
2ndA30224113
3rdA307291503
4thB321271602
5thB32605700
6thA3903500
7thA30792301
8thB32152600
9thB33572200
10thB33622300
11thA31241101

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2022

Okehampton had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2022: 7.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2022

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2022: 58.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years