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The personal data you provide on this form will be held by Devon County Council for the purpose(s) of administering your request. The data will be held securely and not kept for longer than necessary. Under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) you have the right to ask that your details are removed. More information about how we process your data under GDPR is available in the Privacy notice for collision data.

Your Information
This form is for members of the public, Parish / District Councils, or anyone requesting collision data strictly for non-commercial purposes If you are working on behalf of a client (eg consultant, solicitor, or working on behalf of DCC) please download a. Commercial request form here
Note it's free to check a five year collision history if you just want to find out numbers and severity, see our collision map.
Name*
Company (if applicable)
Email Address:*
Phone*
Postal address:*
Street Address Address Line 2 City Post Code
Purchase order/Order reference for Invoice*
Brief description of area of interest*
Upload map showing extents of area to be included*
Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, gif, png, Max. file size: 11 MB.
Brief reason for request*
Time period to be covered ** note each years data is released the following May** e.g. 2021 data released May 2022*
- Most recent 5 year period
- Alternative date range (up to 10 years)
Date from*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Date to*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Information/outputs required*
- PDF location plan. Cost: No charge
- PDF report that includes details such as the police officers account of what happened. Cost:£145 + VAT (£174 inc VAT)*
- Raw data excel output. Cost: £50 + VAT (£60 inc VAT)
PDF location plan: A pdf map highlighting the area of interest and any injury collisions recorded by the Police within that area. Collisions are indicated by star symbols and colour coded to show injury severity. Note it's free to check a five year collision history if you just want to find out numbers and severity, see our collision map.
PDF report that includes details such as the police officers account of what happened: A pdf report listing details on each of the collisions in the area highlighted. To see an example report please click here. Please note if no collisions were recorded in the area a plot will be provided and standard charge still applies. You can check first via our collision map. If a new date range for the same area is subsequently requested then this is deemed as a new request. *Note extensive areas are subject to an additional charge of £45+VAT (£54 inc VAT) per hour, you will be advised in advance if this applies. If you have been given a surcharge quote already please enter it in the comments box below.
Raw Data Excel output: A copy of the pdf report information outputted via an excel spreadsheet. It includes three tabs of data covering the accident circumstances, vehicle and casualty data. Note this type of raw data output can also be provided on request via KeyAccident format. Please add this to the comments box below if this is the case.
Delivery Method: For data security reasons collision data must be sent encrypted, please choose which option you'd prefer to receive the data by:
Sharepoint link (requires Microsoft account associated with your email address).

Egress Switch (requires Egress account, register here.
Comments
Invoicing: An invoice with payment instructions will be emailed/posted to address provided. If invoicing details are different please provide this in the comments box above. Payment is required before data can be provided. Payment instructions will be provided on the invoice. It's free to check a five-year collision history on our collision map.
Stats 19 data limitations: This data only includes injury collisions reported to/recorded by the police. It only includes collisions that occurred on a highway, involved one or more vehicles and involved human death or personal injury that were notified to the Police within 30 days of occurrence. Data collection and release is governed by the Department for Transport. Plymouth and Torbay collisions are not included as they form their own unitary council areas. Definitions of serious and slight injuries (as well as answers to other frequently asked questions) can be found here
Data protection: The information which you provide on this form will be held by Devon County Council. This information will be used for the purpose(s) of administering your request for collision data. We intend to keep the information which you provide for 3 years. This information will be held securely and will not be disclosed to anyone without your permission. The information which you provide will be destroyed in a secure manner when the retention period has expired. To understand how the information you submit in this form will be used, please view our privacy notice https://www.devon.gov.uk/privacy/privacy-notices/privacy-notice-for-road-collisions-data/.
In busy periods it can take up to 5 working days to process your request. Data will be sent encrypted via Egress Switch, registration required, visit www.egress.com and click free signup. Please note from April 2020 charges for this service will increase in line with inflation at 2%
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Your Information