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East Devon road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 2019, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2018 (284), and casualties fell from 408.

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

Collisions in 2019
287
Up 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
401
Down 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 2019

1.7% of collisions in East Devon in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight23080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight34085%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 2019 is highlighted, with 287, up 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday58 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.6%)
  • February16 (5.6%)
  • March21 (7.3%)
  • April27 (9.4%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July26 (9.1%)
  • August20 (7%)
  • September21 (7.3%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November24 (8.4%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (68%)
  • Wet or damp86 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph124 (43%)
  • 40 mph39 (14%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph85 (30%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2059 (15%)
  • 21 to 2534 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (9.5%)
  • Over 7523 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (70%)
  • Passenger96 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (75%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 145th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Devon in 2019

Exmouth Halsdon, East Devon, EX8 3JY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon in 2019, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 2019

The A35 had the most collisions in East Devon in 2019: 28, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35284426
2ndA3052233504
3rdA376222902
4thA30193112
5thA375152302
6thB3178111501
7thM5101610
8thA3587901
9thA3736901
10thA3965602
11thB31745702
12thB31805600
13thB31815502
14thB32614600
15thB31723301
16thB31793400
17thA3032401
18thA3772400
19thB31702301
20thB31752200

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 2019

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 2019: 35.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 2019

EX5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 2019: 55.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years