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East Devon road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 2017, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2016 (247), and casualties rose from 368.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,437 collisions in East Devon.

Collisions in 2017
272
Up 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
423
Up 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 2017

1.8% of collisions in East Devon in 2017 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious6624%
  • Slight20174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight33780%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 2017 is highlighted, with 272, up 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.6%)
  • February16 (5.9%)
  • March9 (3.3%)
  • April18 (6.6%)
  • May16 (5.9%)
  • June27 (9.9%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August20 (7.4%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October26 (9.6%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December24 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (64%)
  • Wet or damp90 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph106 (39%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph93 (34%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (72%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2056 (13%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7.3%)
  • Over 7546 (11%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (63%)
  • Passenger120 (28%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2017.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Devon in 2017

Exmouth Town, East Devon, EX8 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon in 2017, with 16 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 2017

The A3052 had the most collisions in East Devon in 2017: 26, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3052264147
2ndA35193809
3rdA358183204
4thA30163615
5thM5111803
6thA37691102
7thB318081104
8thA3736700
9thB31785502
10thA3034901
11thB31744400
12thB31814501
13thB31793300
14thA3752300
15thA3792301
16thA3962201
17thB31842300
18thB32612200
19thA30501100
20thA3901200

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 2017

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 2017: 38.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 2017

EX5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 2017: 60.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years