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PL19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,404 road traffic collisions in the PL19 postcode district, West Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 514 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
2,404
1,562nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,338
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
46 people killed
Serious collisions
514
607 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Down 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL19

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.7%
  • Serious51421%
  • Slight1,84977%

What the data shows

  • PL19 had 304 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 443 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in PL19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 287 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL19, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in PL19.

Where PL19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,562nd
Most casualties
1,543rd
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
1,446th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday354 (15%)
  • Tuesday347 (14%)
  • Wednesday343 (14%)
  • Thursday315 (13%)
  • Friday406 (17%)
  • Saturday348 (14%)
  • Sunday291 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,855 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting350 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,253 (94%)
  • Roundabout64 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph986 (41%)
  • 40 mph92 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1,307 (54%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,774 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds392 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist41 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other71 (3%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,277 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist440 (13%)
  • Pedestrian322 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist125 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant63 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL19, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL19 peaked at 77 in 1987; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253235
20243156
20232945
20222631
20212737
20202233
20193341
20182845
20174268
20163448
20154169
20142334
20134267
20123954
20114870
20104573
20094866
20084965
20075567
20065381
20055378
20046479
20035058
20027186
20015876
20005577
19995571
19985672
19977195
19965576
19956588
19946796
19935472
19926390
19916191
199075129
19895573
19886277
19877799
19867198
19855571
19844959
19836077
198269110
19816081
19806081
19796693

Map of recent crashes in PL19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL19

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL19

The 24 most recent collisions in PL19 happened between 1 April and 1 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL19

The A386 has the most collisions in PL19, 803 of 2,404 (33%), followed by the A390 (272).

Collisions in PL19 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3868031,14513162
2ndA390272411560
3rdB3362148214325
4thA384122169249
5thB3357107133224
6thB32575782110

Council areas covering PL19

Collisions in PL19 were recorded in 5 council areas. West Devon has 2,324 of 2,404 (97%).

Collisions in PL19 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Devon2,3243,23241495
2ndPlymouth5875014
3rdSouth Hams101303
4thCornwall71201
5thNorth Devon3400

Town in PL19

Of the 2,404 collisions in PL19, 938 (39%) were in Tavistock.