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North Devon road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in North Devon in 2025, and 204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2024 (165), and casualties fell from 215.

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

Collisions in 2025
159
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
204
Down 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Devon in 2025

3.1% of collisions in North Devon in 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in North Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight11975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16380%

North Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 386 in 1981. 2025 is highlighted, with 159, down 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 159
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (19%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (21%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (18%)
  • Sunday7 (4.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.8%)
  • February12 (7.5%)
  • March10 (6.3%)
  • April12 (7.5%)
  • May10 (6.3%)
  • June12 (7.5%)
  • July10 (6.3%)
  • August20 (13%)
  • September16 (10%)
  • October10 (6.3%)
  • November16 (10%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (65%)
  • Wet or damp47 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph65 (41%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph75 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (87%)
  • Roundabout15 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Devon in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (12%)
  • Van occupant17 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2020 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3537 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.9%)
  • Over 7513 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (75%)
  • Passenger37 (18%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (13%)
  • Motorcycle26 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Devon in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Devon had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2025.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Devon in 2025

Barnstaple Central, North Devon, EX32 8HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Devon in 2025, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Devon with the most crashes in 2025

The A361 had the most collisions in North Devon in 2025: 29, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Devon, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361293818
2ndA39263513
3rdA399121602
4thA312591101
5thB323091501
6thB32274402
7thA31233302
8thB32263301
9thA3772201
10thB32312200
11thB32342200
12thB30421100
13thB31371200
14thB31381100
15thB32321100
16thB32331201
17thB33431200

Towns in North Devon: crashes in 2025

Barnstaple had the most collisions of any town in North Devon in 2025: 36.

Postcode districts in North Devon: crashes in 2025

EX31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Devon in 2025: 54.

Latest crashes in North Devon in 2025

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

Severity

North Devon road accidents in other years