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Mid Devon road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 110 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2021, and 164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2020 (109), and casualties rose from 139.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,879 collisions in Mid Devon.

Collisions in 2021
110
Up 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
164
Up 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2021

3.6% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.6%
  • Serious2926%
  • Slight7770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3220%
  • Slight12878%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2021 is highlighted, with 110, up 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 110
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (16%)
  • Friday18 (16%)
  • Saturday15 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (11%)
  • February6 (5.5%)
  • March9 (8.2%)
  • April5 (4.5%)
  • May12 (11%)
  • June9 (8.2%)
  • July12 (11%)
  • August10 (9.1%)
  • September8 (7.3%)
  • October8 (7.3%)
  • November13 (12%)
  • December6 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (64%)
  • Wet or damp32 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (7.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph34 (31%)
  • 40 mph14 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph44 (40%)
  • 70 mph15 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway88 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian14 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (3%)
  • 16 to 2024 (15%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3527 (16%)
  • 36 to 4512 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5527 (16%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.7%)
  • Over 7514 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider110 (67%)
  • Passenger40 (24%)
  • Pedestrian14 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Mid Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Mid Devon ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2021.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2021

Cullompton St Andrews, Mid Devon, EX15 1FT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2021, with 7 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2021

The A396 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2021: 11, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396111802
2ndB3181101114
3rdA36191601
4thM591212
5thA37771404
6thA30724401
7thA384701
8thA303502
9thB30422201
10thB32202301
11thB32272402
12thB31371310

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2021

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2021: 8.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2021

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2021: 42.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2021, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2021.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years