Non-commercial requests – Roads and transport

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About Non-Commercial Data Requests

This form is for anyone requesting collision data strictly for non-commercial purposes e.g. members of the public and public body government organisations such as Parishes and District Councils. This also covers University research data requests.

If you are working on behalf of a client e.g. consultant, solicitor or Devon County Council please see our commercial request form

Online collision map

Note before sending your data request you can view our collision map to see the latest available 5 year collision history for the location you’re interested in.

Your Information

Privacy 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

Name*

Company (if applicable)

Email Address:*

Phone*

Postal address:*

Street Address Address Line 2 City Post Code

Your Data Request

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: 10 MB.

Brief reason for request*

Time period to be covered*

** Each years data is released the following May** e.g. 2022 data released May 2023

Most recent 5 year period

Alternative date range (up to 10 years)

Date from*

Date to*

Information/outputs required*

See below for more details on each output

PDF location plan. Cost: No charge

PDF report. Example report here. Cost: £145+VAT (£174 inc VAT)*

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. This is very similar to what you see on our collision map which is available to everyone to access and view the latest 5 year period of recorded collisions.

PDF report. Example report 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. Extensive geographic areas requested 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.

Excel spreadsheet 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. Example report here.

Delivery Method

For data security reasons collision data must be sent encrypted. Please choose from the following options:

SharePoint link

Egress Switch encrypted email. Egress account required, account registration is free

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About Data Requests

In busy periods it can take up to 5 working days to process your request

Invoicing Process: 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: The Stats19 dataset includes injury collisions reported to/recorded by the Police that occurred on a public highway. For more information about the dataset please see our data FAQs

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/.

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