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East Devon road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in East Devon in 2025, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2024 (236), and casualties rose from 306.

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

Collisions in 2025
251
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
349
Up 14% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Devon in 2025

2.4% of collisions in East Devon in 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 23% in East Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight20883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight30287%

East Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1985. 2025 is highlighted, with 251, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 251
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (10%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (18%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.8%)
  • February13 (5.2%)
  • March21 (8.4%)
  • April19 (7.6%)
  • May13 (5.2%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July20 (8%)
  • August19 (7.6%)
  • September22 (8.8%)
  • October24 (9.6%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other11 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (68%)
  • Wet or damp73 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph73 (29%)
  • 40 mph39 (16%)
  • 50 mph22 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph95 (38%)
  • 70 mph15 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (10%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Devon in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3537 (11%)
  • 36 to 4538 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6557 (16%)
  • 66 to 7536 (10%)
  • Over 7548 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (67%)
  • Passenger85 (24%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (12%)
  • Motorcycle43 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Devon in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Devon had the 143rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Devon in 2025

Exmouth Town, East Devon, EX8 1RD area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Devon in 2025, with 10 collisions.

Roads in East Devon with the most crashes in 2025

The A30 had the most collisions in East Devon in 2025: 31, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Devon, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30314412
2ndA3052233427
3rdA376212502
4thB3180121300
5thA35891202
6thA37591402
7thM591711
8thA3581702
9thB317981000
10thB31747702
11thB317871104
12thA3735600
13thB31653601
14thB31763900
15thB31773600
16thB31813400
17thA3032200
18thB31612201
19thB31842200
20thB32612300

Towns in East Devon: crashes in 2025

Exmouth had the most collisions of any town in East Devon in 2025: 24.

Postcode districts in East Devon: crashes in 2025

EX5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Devon in 2025: 67.

Latest crashes in East Devon in 2025

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

Severity

East Devon road accidents in other years