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Mid Devon road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 2025, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2024 (121), and casualties rose from 160.

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

Collisions in 2025
136
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
188
Up 18% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Mid Devon in 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2015%
  • Slight11585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2413%
  • Slight16387%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 2025 is highlighted, with 136, up 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 136
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday23 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (17%)
  • Friday18 (13%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.1%)
  • February9 (6.6%)
  • March8 (5.9%)
  • April12 (8.8%)
  • May13 (9.6%)
  • June7 (5.1%)
  • July13 (9.6%)
  • August13 (9.6%)
  • September18 (13%)
  • October9 (6.6%)
  • November11 (8.1%)
  • December12 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (61%)
  • Wet or damp51 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph42 (31%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph60 (44%)
  • 70 mph15 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (10%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Van occupant14 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2028 (15%)
  • 21 to 2519 (10%)
  • 26 to 3531 (16%)
  • 36 to 4527 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (8.5%)
  • Over 7515 (8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (71%)
  • Passenger41 (22%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (13%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 2025.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Mid Devon in 2025

Tiverton Castle, Mid Devon, EX16 6NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mid Devon in 2025, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 2025

The A396 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 2025: 13, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396131801
2ndA377121800
3rdB3181111301
4thM5101912
5thA307281000
6thA31265501
7thA3615501
8thA3851001
9thA303400
10thB31373500
11thB32272201
12thA701700
13thB32201101
14thB33911100
15thB34401200

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 2025

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 2025: 15.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 2025

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 2025: 51.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 2025

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

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years