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East Devon road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 2021, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2020, and casualties fell from 285.

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

Collisions in 2021
208
Level with 2020
Casualties in 2021
281
Down 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
8
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
23% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 2021

3.8% of collisions in East Devon in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.8%
  • Serious4723%
  • Slight15374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious5419%
  • Slight21978%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 2021 is highlighted, with 208, level with 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 208
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday21 (10%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.3%)
  • February10 (4.8%)
  • March12 (5.8%)
  • April18 (8.7%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June18 (8.7%)
  • July20 (9.6%)
  • August17 (8.2%)
  • September19 (9.1%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December17 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (75%)
  • Wet or damp47 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph79 (38%)
  • 40 mph36 (17%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph54 (26%)
  • 70 mph20 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3555 (20%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (15%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5%)
  • Over 7526 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (74%)
  • Passenger57 (20%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 167th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Devon in 2021

Exmouth Town, East Devon, EX8 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon in 2021, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 2021

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 2021: 28, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30284227
2ndA3052253723
3rdA35131814
4thA376111813
5thB317881411
6thM57911
7thB32615702
8thA3584702
9thB31804401
10thB31814702
11thA3033400
12thA3753401
13thB31743301
14thA3732401
15thA3962300
16thB31722301
17thB31772301
18thB31651100
19thB31791100

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 2021

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 2021: 18.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 2021

EX5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 2021: 53.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years