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East Devon road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 2023, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2022 (183), and casualties rose from 275.

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

Collisions in 2023
220
Up 20% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
280
Up 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 2023

3.2% of collisions in East Devon in 2023 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious4922%
  • Slight16475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5620%
  • Slight21778%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 2023 is highlighted, with 220, up 20% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 220
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday42 (19%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February16 (7.3%)
  • March14 (6.4%)
  • April17 (7.7%)
  • May19 (8.6%)
  • June19 (8.6%)
  • July31 (14%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September16 (7.3%)
  • October17 (7.7%)
  • November16 (7.3%)
  • December14 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (67%)
  • Wet or damp71 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph81 (37%)
  • 40 mph26 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph80 (36%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (11%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • 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 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (14%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (14%)
  • 21 to 2519 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3539 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (10%)
  • 56 to 6545 (16%)
  • 66 to 7530 (11%)
  • Over 7526 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (72%)
  • Passenger48 (17%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (10%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 165th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Devon in 2023

Exmouth Town, East Devon, EX8 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon in 2023, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 2023

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 2023: 23, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30233935
2ndA3052213215
3rdA35172615
4thA358131312
5thA375111103
6thA376111201
7thB3178101101
8thB31808802
9thA30361101
10thB31746601
11thB31795502
12thM55502
13thA3963702
14thB31722201
15thB31752201
16thB31812201
17thB32612200
18thA3731200
19thA3771101
20thB31761201

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 2023

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 2023: 22.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 2023

EX5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 2023: 49.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in East Devon in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years