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Mid Devon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,879 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025, and 13,590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 222 were fatal and 2,183 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 136 collisions, up 12% on 2024 (121), and casualties rose from 160 to 188.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
9,879
27th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
13,590
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
222
2.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
136
Up 12% on 2024

Crash severity in Mid Devon

2.2% of collisions in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2222.2%
  • Serious2,18322%
  • Slight7,47476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2491.8%
  • Serious2,76320%
  • Slight10,57878%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. In 2025 there were 136, up 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 136
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025136188
2024121160
2023116138
2022112155
2021110164
2020109139
2019140181
2018114162
2017155200
2016140207
2015138188
2014140182
2013156227
2012149197
2011176255
2010162216
2009196252
2008190251
2007231324
2006225325
2005239319
2004210281
2003207285
2002249325
2001229342
2000209284
1999251382
1998251320
1997270374
1996254350
1995214312
1994231298
1993252350
1992232315
1991235315
1990287362
1989285392
1988287406
1987283393
1986283414
1985291382
1984233331
1983275397
1982277404
1981288400
1980282400
1979259346

When and where crashes happen in Mid Devon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,377 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,392 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,384 (14%)
  • Thursday1,441 (15%)
  • Friday1,617 (16%)
  • Saturday1,543 (16%)
  • Sunday1,125 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59416 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59197 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,304 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,566 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,779 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,346 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,416 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59855 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January709 (7.2%)
  • February628 (6.4%)
  • March772 (7.8%)
  • April713 (7.2%)
  • May896 (9.1%)
  • June892 (9%)
  • July899 (9.1%)
  • August913 (9.2%)
  • September882 (8.9%)
  • October859 (8.7%)
  • November854 (8.6%)
  • December862 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,585 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,547 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit669 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,624 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,456 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds202 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds135 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist99 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds35 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.2%)
  • Other237 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded72 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,819 (59%)
  • Wet or damp3,745 (38%)
  • Frost or ice238 (2.4%)
  • Snow47 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep15 (0.2%)
  • Mud9 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,311 (34%)
  • 40 mph392 (4%)
  • 50 mph159 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph4,907 (50%)
  • 70 mph1,067 (11%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,118 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,127 (11%)
  • Roundabout313 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road257 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,876 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist1,755 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,213 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist700 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant394 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant226 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)219 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant96 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant56 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5241 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10456 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15792 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 202,852 (21%)
  • 21 to 251,697 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,144 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,617 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,370 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,007 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 75703 (5.2%)
  • Over 75533 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded178 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8,633 (64%)
  • Passenger3,744 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,213 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car12,222 (72%)
  • Motorcycle1,752 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes851 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes841 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle721 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle238 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach184 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle81 (0.5%)
  • Minibus49 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Mid Devon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 8 busiest accident hotspots in Mid Devon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

How Mid Devon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had the 27th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
27th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 68th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
322ndMidlothian10,10313,5692092,562
323rdForest of Dean10,07314,5503062,539
324thStevenage9,94713,260901,636
325thMid Devon (this area)9,87913,5902222,183
326thEast Lothian9,66413,1862612,529
327thEast Dunbartonshire9,22812,2841642,176
328thRossendale9,14512,6461611,866

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon

Tiverton Castle, Mid Devon, EX16 6NL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon, with 256 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025: 1,213, including 34 fatal and 320 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3771,2131,71734320
2ndA3969681,37012216
3rdM58921,48332161
4thB318164383621142
5thA3614837592288
6thA37342962911120
7thB3391366449697
8thA3072349477893
9thA381982991034
10thA301362411332
11thB3137126202428
12thB322786111224
13thB32206991120
14thA3126485714
15thB32214563117
16thB3440415618
17thB30423142210
18thB31852841111
19thB3176121806
20thB3222121704

Towns in Mid Devon

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025: 1,380.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025: 3,963.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon

Of the latest 24 crashes in Mid Devon, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity