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Mid Devon road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 112 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2022, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2021 (110), and casualties fell from 164.

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

Collisions in 2022
112
Up 2% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
155
Down 5% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2022

2.7% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious2724%
  • Slight8273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3120%
  • Slight12178%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2022 is highlighted, with 112, up 2% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 112
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (20%)
  • Tuesday12 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (13%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday18 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (20%)
  • Sunday9 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (13%)
  • February2 (1.8%)
  • March7 (6.3%)
  • April6 (5.4%)
  • May14 (13%)
  • June19 (17%)
  • July12 (11%)
  • August7 (6.3%)
  • September5 (4.5%)
  • October8 (7.1%)
  • November8 (7.1%)
  • December10 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (71%)
  • Wet or damp30 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph31 (28%)
  • 40 mph8 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph56 (50%)
  • 70 mph15 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway88 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (13%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2018 (12%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3524 (15%)
  • 36 to 4519 (12%)
  • 46 to 5519 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (15%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.4%)
  • Over 758 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (68%)
  • Passenger37 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (13%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

How Mid Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2022.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2022

Cullompton St Andrews, Mid Devon, EX15 1FT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2022, with 7 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2022

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2022: 20, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377202115
2ndM5111812
3rdB318181101
4thA36161402
5thA3965603
6thB313751202
7thA383300
8thB32203400
9thA31262201
10thB30422211
11thA301201
12thA30721200
13thA3731201
14thB32271101

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2022

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2022: 9.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2022

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2022: 39.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2022.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years