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West Devon road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in West Devon in 2025, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2024 (100), and casualties rose from 160.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,082 collisions in West Devon.

Collisions in 2025
118
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
168
Up 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Devon in 2025

1.7% of collisions in West Devon in 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in West Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2521%
  • Slight9177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2716%
  • Slight13983%

West Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1987. 2025 is highlighted, with 118, up 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 118
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025118168
2024100160
2023119157
2022122184
2021109166
2020126173
2019141188
2018128184
2017154247
2016133191
2015145225
2014133190
2013148226
2012149213
2011169275
2010151246
2009176261
2008153209
2007226306
2006218313
2005224313
2004208274
2003202253
2002241343
2001214305
2000195262
1999186264
1998204299
1997196261
1996217323
1995233327
1994203297
1993215307
1992220323
1991217319
1990262402
1989239356
1988261373
1987269376
1986253365
1985243347
1984256357
1983230349
1982243367
1981237329
1980246351
1979250360

When and where crashes happen in West Devon in 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (19%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (8.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.5%)
  • February8 (6.8%)
  • March6 (5.1%)
  • April13 (11%)
  • May8 (6.8%)
  • June9 (7.6%)
  • July17 (14%)
  • August12 (10%)
  • September10 (8.5%)
  • October10 (8.5%)
  • November7 (5.9%)
  • December8 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (66%)
  • Wet or damp34 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph27 (23%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph70 (59%)
  • 70 mph12 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Devon in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (17%)
  • Van occupant10 (6%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2027 (16%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3524 (14%)
  • 36 to 4523 (14%)
  • 46 to 5512 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (15%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.3%)
  • Over 7517 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (73%)
  • Passenger37 (22%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car128 (65%)
  • Motorcycle29 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Devon in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Devon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Devon ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Devon had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2025.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Devon in 2025

Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Devon in 2025, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Devon with the most crashes in 2025

The A386 had the most collisions in West Devon in 2025: 34, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Devon, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386344625
2ndA30132101
3rdB326071201
4thA31244501
5thB33574401
6thA30723302
7thB33623401
8thA3822200
9thA3902200
10thB32152300
11thA3881100
12thB32061200
13thB32571100

Towns in West Devon: crashes in 2025

Tavistock had the most collisions of any town in West Devon in 2025: 14.

Postcode districts in West Devon: crashes in 2025

EX20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Devon in 2025: 52.

Latest crashes in West Devon in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in West Devon in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

West Devon road accidents in other years