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North Devon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,076 road traffic collisions in North Devon from 1979 to 2025, and 17,716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 235 were fatal and 2,617 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 159 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (165), and casualties fell from 215 to 204.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,076
64th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17,716
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
235
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
159
Down 4% on 2024

Crash severity in North Devon

1.8% of collisions in North Devon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2351.8%
  • Serious2,61720%
  • Slight10,22478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2651.5%
  • Serious3,11618%
  • Slight14,33581%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. In 2025 there were 159, down 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 159
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025159204
2024165215
2023153208
2022194275
2021203298
2020173234
2019220304
2018225309
2017235338
2016206271
2015217310
2014253356
2013205303
2012243376
2011217305
2010217310
2009240329
2008238318
2007289401
2006292421
2005382529
2004333436
2003346448
2002310396
2001340435
2000295408
1999314401
1998303393
1997313421
1996328435
1995305392
1994299395
1993299412
1992258352
1991286373
1990291402
1989346468
1988345462
1987373472
1986329421
1985315403
1984316464
1983318427
1982334460
1981386525
1980320441
1979348460

When and where crashes happen in North Devon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,791 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,933 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,869 (14%)
  • Thursday1,950 (15%)
  • Friday2,168 (17%)
  • Saturday1,942 (15%)
  • Sunday1,423 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59577 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59161 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,621 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,146 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,383 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,259 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,841 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,088 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January907 (6.9%)
  • February884 (6.8%)
  • March922 (7.1%)
  • April949 (7.3%)
  • May1,118 (8.6%)
  • June1,228 (9.4%)
  • July1,220 (9.3%)
  • August1,332 (10%)
  • September1,238 (9.5%)
  • October1,139 (8.7%)
  • November1,109 (8.5%)
  • December1,030 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,263 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,520 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,197 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown73 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,093 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,855 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds261 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds213 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist124 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds66 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds23 (0.2%)
  • Other315 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded126 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,151 (62%)
  • Wet or damp4,541 (35%)
  • Frost or ice280 (2.1%)
  • Snow64 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep22 (0.2%)
  • Mud11 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph46 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph5,654 (43%)
  • 40 mph844 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph98 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph6,350 (49%)
  • 70 mph78 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,702 (89%)
  • Roundabout593 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway374 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road328 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded79 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Devon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,841 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist2,453 (14%)
  • Pedestrian2,108 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,153 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant433 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant289 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)194 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant97 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant62 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (0.2%)
  • Other51 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5366 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10663 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 151,008 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 203,583 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,096 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,801 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,200 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,640 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 651,392 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 75954 (5.4%)
  • Over 75739 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded274 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,867 (61%)
  • Passenger4,741 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,108 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,027 (71%)
  • Motorcycle2,493 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle1,185 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,081 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes698 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach301 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle256 (1.1%)
  • Minibus95 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle81 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car53 (0.2%)
  • Other56 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded109 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Devon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Devon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had the 64th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
64th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
85th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
285thEast Ayrshire13,27218,4974033,591
286thGreat Yarmouth13,13117,5772172,836
287thBlaby13,11517,9792691,880
288thNorth Devon (this area)13,07617,7162352,617
289thWest Oxfordshire13,01918,5804022,817
290thHinckley and Bosworth12,80417,4662722,111
291stEastbourne12,70716,2871172,284

Accident hotspots in North Devon

Barnstaple Central, North Devon, EX32 8HG area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Devon, with 548 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon from 1979 to 2025: 2,884, including 68 fatal and 644 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3612,8844,10768644
2ndA391,4722,09535313
3rdA3996088237128
4thA37754477723110
5thB3233495618776
6thB3230384582776
7thB3227316444565
8thB3231292389769
9thB3226220301549
10thB3232197260130
11thB3343197304248
12thA3125169194315
13thA3123148239025
14thB313786123620
15thB3217446209
16thA3734166213
17thB32344051014
18thB3138323805
19thB32232938115
20thA386233103

Towns in North Devon

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon from 1979 to 2025: 3,167.

Postcode districts in North Devon

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon from 1979 to 2025: 3,969.

Latest crashes in North Devon

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

Severity