{"id":2708,"date":"2016-10-06T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roadsandtransport\/?page_id=2708"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:42:23","slug":"collision-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/collision-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Collision and Casualty Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Latest Casualty Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-powerbi clearfix  \" id=\"block_acf-block-696f863b1d3b1\"><div class=\"iframe-content\">\r\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\r\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/app.powerbi.com\/view?r=eyJrIjoiZGExMWIwNzItMGFjZi00ZTRiLTkwNTMtNDNkMjc0NTc3NTBlIiwidCI6IjhkYTEzNzgzLWNiNjgtNDQzZi1iYjRiLTk5N2Y3N2ZkNWJmYiIsImMiOjh9\" title=\"Latest Casualty Statistics - desktop\"><\/iframe>\r\n <\/div><div class=\"iframe-container-mobile\">\r\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"\" title=\"Latest Casualty Statistics - mobile\" data-src=\"https:\/\/app.powerbi.com\/view?r=eyJrIjoiNGYwNzZkODctYzAzNS00MTFmLWJmMWQtZTNlMTIxNzM3YTc1IiwidCI6IjhkYTEzNzgzLWNiNjgtNDQzZi1iYjRiLTk5N2Y3N2ZkNWJmYiIsImMiOjh9\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2018\/05\/Icon-map-1.png\" alt=\"Icon - map\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:74px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vzsw.traffweb.app\/traffweb\/1\/PublicMap\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Collision Map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2019\/12\/FAQ-150x150.png\" alt=\"Icon - FAQ\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:68px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/collision-data\/collision-data-frequently-asked-questions\/\"><strong>Data FAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2018\/05\/Icon-request-1.png\" alt=\"Icon - request\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:72px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/collision-data\/collision-data-requests\/\"><strong>Data Requests<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>High Harm Routes&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve worked with the Vision Zero South West Partnership to identify High Harm Routes. You can find the results for Devon County Council&#8217;s A and B roads on the map dashboard below. Each route segment is color-coded based on its collision performance score. Red routes represent the worst-performing fifth of all A and B road segments across Devon and Cornwall. To view collision statistics for a specific route segment, zoom in on the map and click on the desired route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The route performance scoring includes a severity weighting for fatal and serious injury collisions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/collision-data\/collision-data-frequently-asked-questions\/#highharmroutes\">More on route scoring method here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-powerbi clearfix  \" id=\"block_acf-block-696f863b1d411\"><div class=\"iframe-content\">\r\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\r\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/app.powerbi.com\/view?r=eyJrIjoiMDNjNjdiMzctNzcwMi00ZDY5LTlkNmUtNzlmYjEyZWUzMjE5IiwidCI6IjhkYTEzNzgzLWNiNjgtNDQzZi1iYjRiLTk5N2Y3N2ZkNWJmYiIsImMiOjh9\" title=\"High Harm Routes - desktop\"><\/iframe>\r\n <\/div><div class=\"iframe-container-mobile\">\r\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"\" title=\"High Harm Routes - mobile\" data-src=\"https:\/\/app.powerbi.com\/view?r=eyJrIjoiNzY1NjYwNjEtZmNmNi00MmU0LWE3ZmYtYjY1ZjQxMWU4NzJiIiwidCI6IjhkYTEzNzgzLWNiNjgtNDQzZi1iYjRiLTk5N2Y3N2ZkNWJmYiIsImMiOjh9\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What We Do With Data<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We fulfil our statutory obligation to investigate collisions as mandated by the Road Safety Act 1988, which requires local highway authorities to implement road safety measures. Our road casualty statistics reports, in a dashboard-style format, are a vital part of our efforts to analyse collision data collected by the Police, uncovering the details of where, when, who, and why accidents occur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We gather road casualty data from Devon &amp; Cornwall Police and clean the data according to Department for Transport (DfT) guidelines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/collision-data\/collision-data-frequently-asked-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More on collection\/release of data.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We create detailed dashboard-style reports that focus on specific road user groups and geographical areas, including councillor area profiles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We offer insights into routes and locations with higher collision rates, such as A &amp; B road analysis displayed in the dashboard below. This information is crucial for shaping priorities, both within and outside the Road Safety team, including areas like Transport Planning (for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/traffic-information\/transport-planning\/devon-and-torbay-local-transport-plan-3-2011-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Local Transport Plan<\/a>), Highways Maintenance, Highways Development Management, and Public Health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We leverage collision data to create evidence-based education programs tailored for different road user groups, including younger and older drivers, motorcyclists, and business drivers. These programs are developed in collaboration with partner agencies within the <a href=\"https:\/\/visionzerosouthwest.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Vision Zero South West Road Safety Partnership<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Partners in the Vision Zero South West Partnership<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The partners include other local authorities in the Devon &amp; Cornwall police area, Devon &amp; Cornwall Police, Police and Crime Commissioner, Fire and Rescue services, National Highways and NHS.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visionzerosouthwest.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2022\/08\/VZ-partners-800x253.png\" alt=\"Partners that form the Vision Zero Partnership. These include Cornwall Council, Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council, Devon County Council, Devon and Cornwall Police, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, Cornwall fire and rescue service, cornwall air ambulance, Devon air ambulance, National Health Service providers, National Highways. \" class=\"wp-image-12785\" style=\"width:777px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2022\/08\/VZ-partners-800x253.png 800w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2022\/08\/VZ-partners-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2022\/08\/VZ-partners-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2022\/08\/VZ-partners-1536x485.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2022\/08\/VZ-partners.png 1622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Data Publication Timescales<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We release collision data a year at a time, usually in <strong>May the following year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2023\/11\/DataPublicationTimelines-800x193.png\" alt=\"Monthly timeline of collision data publication. Between January and April collision records are received from the police and checked to ensure accuracy for Department of Transport publication. Between May and July collision and casualty statistics are published publicly. In October the Department for Transport publishes their final collision and casualty statistics.  \" class=\"wp-image-18217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2023\/11\/DataPublicationTimelines-800x193.png 800w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2023\/11\/DataPublicationTimelines-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2023\/11\/DataPublicationTimelines-768x185.png 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2023\/11\/DataPublicationTimelines.png 1317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These milestones are interlinked with the Department for Transport (DfT) timelines; it takes up to April\/May time to fully collect, check and validate the data with the DfT. Our maps and dashboards are then updated around May time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Useful links<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2018\/05\/Icon-map-1.png\" alt=\"Icon - map\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:74px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/collision-data\/collision-map\/\"><strong>Collision Map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2019\/12\/FAQ-150x150.png\" alt=\"Icon - FAQ\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:68px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/collision-data\/collision-data-frequently-asked-questions\/\"><strong>Data FAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2018\/05\/Icon-request-1.png\" alt=\"Icon - request\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:72px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/safe-travel\/road-safety\/collision-data\/collision-data-requests\/\"><strong>Data Requests<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Let us know if a collision has been plotted incorrectly via <a href=\"mailto:collisiondata@devon.gov.uk\">collisiondata@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.max-driver.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Driver<\/a> educational programmes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveldevon.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Travel Devon<\/a> for your best travel options, inc cycle maps and training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/bettertogether\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Better Together\u2019<\/a> which proposes new self-empowering partnerships to help people and communities control their own future.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/road-accidents-and-safety-statistics-guidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GOV.UK Road Accidents and Safety Statistics Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-transport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Department for Transport<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadsafetyknowledgecentre.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Road Safety Knowledge Centre Information Directory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurorap.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EuroRAP<\/a> Performance Safety Tracking of Europe\u2019s Roads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.euroncap.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EuroNCAP<\/a> Independent Car Safety Assessments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We take accessibility seriously and have incorporated accessibility functionality to our power BI dashboard style reports to allow content to be as accessible as possible. If you find some of the information not accessible, need guidance or an alternative format email <a href=\"mailto:collisiondata@devon.gov.uk\">collisiondata@devon.gov.uk<\/a> with details of any preferred format and the assistive technology you use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest Casualty Overview Collision Map Data FAQs Data Requests High Harm Routes&nbsp; We&#8217;ve worked with the Vision Zero South West Partnership to identify High Harm Routes. You can find the results for Devon County Council&#8217;s A and B roads on the map dashboard below. Each route segment is color-coded based on its collision performance score. 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