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East Devon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,437 road traffic collisions in East Devon from 1979 to 2025, and 25,676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 373 were fatal and 4,304 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 251 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (236), and casualties rose from 306 to 349.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,437
159th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
25,676
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
373
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
251
Up 6% on 2024

Crash severity in East Devon

2% of collisions in East Devon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3732%
  • Serious4,30423%
  • Slight13,76075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4061.6%
  • Serious5,40521%
  • Slight19,86577%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. In 2025 there were 251, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 251
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025251349
2024236306
2023220280
2022183275
2021208281
2020208285
2019287401
2018284408
2017272423
2016247368
2015301428
2014307422
2013300445
2012317466
2011332490
2010284400
2009360524
2008347483
2007341479
2006379522
2005365496
2004368496
2003373496
2002385510
2001416555
2000380485
1999405561
1998466649
1997515676
1996429615
1995465618
1994512699
1993496642
1992438619
1991463624
1990560783
1989565754
1988519770
1987527712
1986564746
1985591815
1984499721
1983541789
1982524781
1981478664
1980470681
1979459684

When and where crashes happen in East Devon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,544 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,548 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,442 (13%)
  • Thursday2,721 (15%)
  • Friday3,135 (17%)
  • Saturday2,754 (15%)
  • Sunday2,293 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59755 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59280 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,089 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,595 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,535 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,569 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,635 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,295 (7%)
  • February1,251 (6.8%)
  • March1,348 (7.3%)
  • April1,397 (7.6%)
  • May1,584 (8.6%)
  • June1,579 (8.6%)
  • July1,839 (10%)
  • August1,831 (9.9%)
  • September1,606 (8.7%)
  • October1,643 (8.9%)
  • November1,618 (8.8%)
  • December1,446 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,285 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,335 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,664 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown96 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit48 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,584 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,374 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds392 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds268 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist218 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds59 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.1%)
  • Other379 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded148 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,681 (63%)
  • Wet or damp6,338 (34%)
  • Frost or ice308 (1.7%)
  • Snow47 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep44 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph109 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph7,043 (38%)
  • 40 mph1,201 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph545 (3%)
  • 60 mph8,615 (47%)
  • 70 mph914 (5%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,372 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway1,158 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout489 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road326 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded92 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Devon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,715 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist3,697 (14%)
  • Pedestrian2,408 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist1,372 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant684 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)279 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant234 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant113 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant93 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5399 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10718 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151,230 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 205,340 (21%)
  • 21 to 253,176 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,690 (14%)
  • 36 to 452,926 (11%)
  • 46 to 552,466 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 652,052 (8%)
  • 66 to 751,667 (6.5%)
  • Over 751,598 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded414 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,065 (63%)
  • Passenger7,203 (28%)
  • Pedestrian2,408 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,312 (74%)
  • Motorcycle3,687 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,470 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1,434 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,091 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach349 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle347 (1.1%)
  • Minibus111 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle91 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Devon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Devon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Devon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 159th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
159th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
190thArun18,62724,2993303,724
191stHorsham18,56725,7424803,913
192ndCharnwood18,54824,4953803,132
193rdEast Devon (this area)18,43725,6763734,304
194thRunnymede18,19525,3372292,777
195thNewport18,18824,4033033,415
196thMole Valley18,02224,7042943,222

Accident hotspots in East Devon

Exmouth Town, East Devon, EX8 1RD area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon, with 439 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon from 1979 to 2025: 1,945, including 84 fatal and 446 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA301,9453,08784446
2ndA3761,6352,24425405
3rdA30521,5362,40854405
4thA351,2151,91731277
5thA35859184918155
6thA37556875613133
7thB31804786999104
8thB3178475637385
9thM54627251394
10thB3179315462478
11thB3174309427891
12thA3033065231568
13thA373285385260
14thB3181258352570
15thB3175222260175
16thB3176210295361
17thA396196292867
18thB3172180232057
19thB3177133171038
20thB3261107137419

Towns in East Devon

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon from 1979 to 2025: 2,704.

Postcode districts in East Devon

EX8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon from 1979 to 2025: 3,472.

Latest crashes in East Devon

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Devon, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity