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Bude, Cornwall, EX23 8DN area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 138 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bude ward, Cornwall, from 2001 to 2025, with 155 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
138
6,020th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
155
1.12 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
6
7 in 2024

Crash severity at the EX23 8DN hotspot

23 of the 138 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2216%
  • Slight11583%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
24
Slightly injured
130
All casualties
155

Accidents by year at the EX23 8DN hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2015, against an average of 5.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EX23 8DN hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202569
202478
202333
202266
202125
202055
201933
201856
201733
201633
20151111
201411
201322
201255
201177
201046
200977
2008811
2007910
200633
200566
200477
200355
20021011
20011012

Map of crashes at the EX23 8DN hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EX23 8DN.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bude, Cornwall, EX23 8DN area accident hotspot

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

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the EX23 8DN hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Bude
Council area
Cornwall
Nearest postcode to the centre
EX23 8DN
Postcode district
EX23
Centre (latitude, longitude)
50.82829, -4.54253
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
3 December 2025
Rank by collisions
6,020th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EX23 8DN hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A3072, with 16 of 138, followed by the A3073 with 6.

Collisions at the EX23 8DN hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3072161803
2ndA30736700

Towns near the EX23 8DN hotspot

129 of the 138 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bude.

Accident hotspots near EX23 8DN

2 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Bude, Cornwall, EX23 8QN area, 1.3 km away, with 81 collisions.

All 138 crashes at the EX23 8DN hotspot

Newest first, from 14 February 2001 to 3 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year