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Mid Devon road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2024, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (116), and casualties rose from 138.

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

Collisions in 2024
121
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
160
Up 16% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2024

3.3% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2024 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.3%
  • Serious2117%
  • Slight9679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious2214%
  • Slight13484%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2024 is highlighted, with 121, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 121
  • 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 in 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (15%)
  • Wednesday19 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (20%)
  • Friday18 (15%)
  • Saturday13 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.6%)
  • February8 (6.6%)
  • March14 (12%)
  • April6 (5%)
  • May14 (12%)
  • June12 (9.9%)
  • July11 (9.1%)
  • August10 (8.3%)
  • September11 (9.1%)
  • October10 (8.3%)
  • November11 (9.1%)
  • December6 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (56%)
  • Wet or damp47 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph36 (30%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph58 (48%)
  • 70 mph15 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (71%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2025 (16%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3521 (13%)
  • 36 to 4512 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5525 (16%)
  • 56 to 6524 (15%)
  • 66 to 7515 (9.4%)
  • Over 7514 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (71%)
  • Passenger38 (24%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2024.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2024

Cullompton St Andrews, Mid Devon, EX15 1FT area and Tiverton Castle, Mid Devon, EX16 6NL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2024, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2024

The A396 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2024: 17, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396172214
2ndA377131603
3rdM591200
4thA30727802
5thA3617911
6thB318171303
7thB313751002
8thA31263310
9thA3733300
10thB32203410
11thA302300
12thB34402201
13thA381100
14thB31901100
15thB32271100

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2024

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2024: 14.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2024

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2024: 49.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 2024, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years