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North Devon road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 2022, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2021 (203), and casualties fell from 298.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,076 collisions in North Devon.

Collisions in 2022
194
Down 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
275
Down 8% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 2022

None of the collisions in North Devon in 2022 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight15680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22983%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 2022 is highlighted, with 194, down 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (2.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.8%)
  • February8 (4.1%)
  • March18 (9.3%)
  • April16 (8.2%)
  • May14 (7.2%)
  • June17 (8.8%)
  • July19 (9.8%)
  • August16 (8.2%)
  • September17 (8.8%)
  • October14 (7.2%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December18 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (66%)
  • Wet or damp60 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph79 (41%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph91 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (74%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2045 (16%)
  • 21 to 2535 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (14%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (13%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.3%)
  • Over 7512 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (68%)
  • Passenger67 (24%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2022.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Devon in 2022

Barnstaple Central, North Devon, EX32 8HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Devon in 2022, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 2022

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 2022: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361345307
2ndA39233403
3rdA399141905
4thB3230101605
5thB3233101303
6thA312581000
7thA37771100
8thA31233601
9thB32273400
10thB33433400
11thB31372200
12thB31382300
13thB32262201
14thB32322400
15thB32311300
16thB32341100

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 2022

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 2022: 38.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 2022

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 2022: 70.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in North Devon in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years