Traffic accidents
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/007830/Z
Version Date: 21/03/2025
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
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Data Source |
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Force road traffic collision (RTC) recording system - Accsmap and CRASH |
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Data Processing: |
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Qlikview Road Traffic Collisions Report |
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Filtered on collision Date: 01/01/2024 - 21/02/2025 |
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Caveats/Limitations |
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The recorded contributary factor is the opinion of the officer at the scene, 6659 accidents had unrecorded contributary factors |
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More than one factor can be attributed to a collision reference – each factor has been counted so is not comparable to the number of RTCs. |
- Please provide the total number of recorded road traffic accidents in the UK (Scotland, England, Wales, North Ireland) from January 2024 to February 2025. Additionally, identify which month had the highest number of incidents.
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The total number of recorded road traffic accidents in Devon and Cornwall between 01/01/2024 -21/02/2025 in order of the highest number of incidents per month per calendar year |
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Year |
Collision Month |
Total |
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2024 |
Jul |
741 |
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Sep |
715 |
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Jun |
706 |
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Oct |
703 |
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May |
696 |
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Aug |
680 |
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Dec |
654 |
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Nov |
632 |
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Mar |
629 |
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Apr |
559 |
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Jan |
544 |
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Feb |
540 |
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2025 |
Jan |
573 |
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Feb |
380 |
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Total |
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8752 |
- Break down these accidents by severity, categorising them into fatal, serious, and slight injuries.
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The total number of recorded road traffic accidents in Devon and Cornwall between 01/01/2024 -21/02/2025 that have a collision severity of either fatal, serious or slight injuries by collision month/year and severity |
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Year |
Collision Month |
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Total |
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2024 |
Jan |
3 |
45 |
183 |
231 |
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Feb |
1 |
43 |
164 |
208 |
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Mar |
4 |
53 |
183 |
240 |
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Apr |
8 |
42 |
161 |
211 |
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May |
7 |
55 |
242 |
304 |
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Jun |
3 |
47 |
228 |
278 |
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Jul |
3 |
52 |
211 |
266 |
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Aug |
6 |
57 |
192 |
255 |
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Sep |
2 |
45 |
220 |
267 |
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Oct |
4 |
56 |
183 |
243 |
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Nov |
6 |
55 |
202 |
263 |
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Dec |
5 |
50 |
187 |
242 |
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2025 |
Jan |
4 |
37 |
193 |
234 |
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Feb |
3 |
56 |
74 |
133 |
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Total |
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59 |
693 |
2623 |
3375 |
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- Provide a dataset detailing the number of road traffic accidents involving pedestrians, cyclists, scooters, and motorcyclists during this period.
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The total number of recorded road traffic accidents in Devon and Cornwall between 01/01/2024 -21/02/2025 that involved a motorcyclist by collision month/year |
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Year |
Collision Month |
Total |
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2024 |
Jan |
28 |
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Feb |
46 |
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Mar |
52 |
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Apr |
47 |
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May |
70 |
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Jun |
67 |
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Jul |
62 |
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Aug |
56 |
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Sep |
71 |
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Oct |
60 |
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Nov |
43 |
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Dec |
38 |
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2025 |
Jan |
33 |
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Feb |
30 |
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Total |
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703 |
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Duplicate collision references removed. A collision my involve more than one motorcycle
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The total number of recorded road traffic accidents in Devon and Cornwall between 01/01/2024 -21/02/2025 that involved a Motor Scooter/Motor Cycle over 50cc to 125cc by collision month/year |
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Year |
Collision Month |
Total |
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2024 |
Jan |
15 |
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Feb |
18 |
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Mar |
20 |
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Apr |
18 |
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May |
21 |
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Jun |
26 |
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Jul |
18 |
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Aug |
22 |
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Sep |
34 |
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Oct |
24 |
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Nov |
18 |
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Dec |
14 |
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2025 |
Jan |
17 |
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Feb |
18 |
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Total |
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283 |
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The total number of recorded road traffic accidents in Devon and Cornwall between 01/01/2024 -21/02/2025 that involved a pedestrian by collision month/year |
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Year |
Collision Month |
Total |
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2024 |
Jan |
45 |
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Feb |
31 |
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Mar |
49 |
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Apr |
22 |
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May |
59 |
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Jun |
43 |
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Jul |
37 |
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Aug |
37 |
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Sep |
48 |
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Oct |
41 |
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Nov |
69 |
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Dec |
44 |
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2025 |
Jan |
55 |
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Feb |
27 |
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Total |
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607 |
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The total number of recorded road traffic accidents in Devon and Cornwall between 01/01/2024 -21/02/2025 that involved a pedal cycle by collision month/year |
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Year |
Collision Month |
Total |
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2024 |
Jan |
16 |
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Feb |
29 |
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Mar |
19 |
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Apr |
14 |
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May |
32 |
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Jun |
43 |
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Jul |
39 |
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Aug |
28 |
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Sep |
32 |
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Oct |
40 |
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Nov |
22 |
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Dec |
23 |
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2025 |
Jan |
23 |
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Feb |
12 |
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Total |
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372 |
- What were the leading causes of road traffic accidents in the given timeframe? Please include a statistical breakdown by category, such as speeding, drink-driving, reckless driving, poor weather conditions, vehicle defects, and driver distraction (e.g., mobile phone use).
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The top ten leading road traffic accident contributary factors recorded by Devon and Cornwall police between 01/01/2024 -21/02/2025 |
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Driver/Rider careless/Reckless/In a hurry |
566 |
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Driver/Rider failed to look properly |
460 |
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Driver/Rider failed to judge other person’s path or speed |
309 |
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Loss of control |
244 |
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Driver/Rider impaired by alcohol |
154 |
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Slippery road (due to weather) |
152 |
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Exceeding speed limit |
119 |
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Inexperienced or learner driver/rider |
113 |
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Travelling too fast for conditions |
104 |
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Poor turn or manoeuvre |
94 |
- How many of these accidents involved drivers aged under 25 years old or over 70 years old? If available, please indicate any trends or patterns related to these age groups.
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The total number of drivers aged under 25 years old or over 70 years old involved in road traffic accidents in Devon and Cornwall between 01/01/2024 -21/02/2025 collision month/year and age range |
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Year |
Collision Month |
under 25 years old |
Over 70 years old |
Total |
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2024 |
Jan |
107 |
102 |
209 |
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Feb |
119 |
89 |
208 |
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Mar |
122 |
101 |
223 |
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Apr |
114 |
96 |
210 |
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May |
155 |
148 |
303 |
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Jun |
165 |
115 |
280 |
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Jul |
163 |
134 |
297 |
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Aug |
124 |
125 |
249 |
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Sep |
160 |
123 |
283 |
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Oct |
137 |
128 |
265 |
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Nov |
129 |
104 |
233 |
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Dec |
152 |
119 |
271 |
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2025 |
Jan |
109 |
93 |
202 |
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Feb |
77 |
62 |
139 |
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Total |
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1833 |
1539 |
3372 |
- Identify the most hazardous roads and junctions based on accident frequency during this period, along with the total number of incidents recorded at each location.
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The top ten leading road traffic accident locations recorded by Devon and Cornwall police between 01/01/2024 -21/02/2025 by location and the total number of incidents recorded at each location. |
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Location |
Number of incidents |
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A30 |
194 |
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A38 |
137 |
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Fore Street |
100 |
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A39 |
97 |
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Tavistock Road |
64 |
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M5 |
64 |
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Exeter Road |
63 |
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High Street |
61 |
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Plymouth Road |
48 |
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The Parkway |
47 |
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LPA, Sector and Area are unrecorded in the Road Traffic Collisions Report |
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- Provide a ranked list of UK cities and regions with the highest number of traffic accidents, specifying the recorded figures for each.
Devon & Cornwall Police do not hold information for cities outside of Devon & Cornwall.