Canonsleigh, Mid Devon, EX16 7HD area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Canonsleigh, Mid Devon, EX16 7HD area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 247 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Canonsleigh ward, Mid Devon, from 2001 to 2025, with 337 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions here, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 247; 3,348th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 337; 1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions: 3; 3 people killed
Collisions in 2025: 7; 5 in 2024

Crash severity at the EX16 7HD hotspot

13 of the 247 collisions here (5.3%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal31.2%
Serious104%
Slight23495%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 3
Seriously injured: 12
Slightly injured: 322
All casualties: 337

Accidents by year at the EX16 7HD hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2008, against an average of 9.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EX16 7HD hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025: 7
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	7	9
2024	5	5
2023	3	4
2022	3	4
2021	6	11
2020	4	6
2019	8	10
2018	5	5
2017	8	15
2016	13	19
2015	6	7
2014	6	6
2013	11	17
2012	10	12
2011	18	23
2010	14	20
2009	15	20
2008	20	26
2007	5	7
2006	13	18
2005	13	17
2004	10	16
2003	16	20
2002	12	17
2001	16	23

Map of crashes at the EX16 7HD hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EX16 7HD.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Canonsleigh, Mid Devon, EX16 7HD area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the EX16 7HD 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: Canonsleigh
Council area: Mid Devon
Nearest postcode to the centre: EX16 7HD
Postcode district: EX16
Centre (latitude, longitude): 50.91786, -3.3555
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 25 of 25
Latest collision: 29 November 2025
Rank by collisions: 3,348th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EX16 7HD hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the M5, with 129 of 247, followed by the A361 with 57.

Collisions at the EX16 7HD hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	M5	129	181	3	7
2nd	A361	57	72	0	0
3rd	A38	45	66	0	3
4th	B3181	2	2	0	0
5th	B3187	1	1	0	0

Accident hotspots near EX16 7HD

1 other hotspot lies within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Lower Culm, Mid Devon, EX15 2QH area, 3.1 km away, with 82 collisions.

Lower Culm, Mid Devon, EX15 2QH area3.1 km away, 110 casualties82 collisions

All 247 crashes at the EX16 7HD hotspot

Newest first, from 17 January 2001 to 29 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight29 Nov 2025, 14:10
Seat Tarraco crash on the A38 in Mid Devon, 29 Nov 2025, 14:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025501675708
Slight19 Sep 2025, 11:35
Toyota BZ4X crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 19 Sep 2025, 11:35
- Toyota BZ4X and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025501644249
Slight27 Aug 2025, 19:54
Peugeot 308 crash on the A38 in Mid Devon, 27 Aug 2025, 19:54
- Peugeot 308, Volkswagen Tiguan and Vauxhall Zafira
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025501635635
Slight18 Aug 2025, 14:53
Iveco Eurocargo crash on the A38 in Mid Devon, 18 Aug 2025, 14:53
- Iveco Eurocargo and Volvo V60
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025501631296
Slight12 Aug 2025, 22:05
Land Rover Discovery crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 12 Aug 2025, 22:05
- Land Rover Discovery and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025501628092
Slight3 Jul 2025, 11:42
Ford Transit Custom crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 3 Jul 2025, 11:42
- Ford Transit Custom and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025501611136
Slight13 May 2025, 14:40
Toyota C-HR crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 13 May 2025, 14:40
- Toyota C-HR, Vauxhall Corsa and Mitsubishi Asx
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025501589582
Slight13 Nov 2024, 07:10
Audi A1 crash on the A38 in Mid Devon, 13 Nov 2024, 07:10
- Audi A1 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024501516370
Slight4 Jun 2024, 18:06
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 4 Jun 2024, 18:06
- Nissan Qashqai and Mercedes SLK Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024501451778
Slight22 May 2024, 14:45
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 22 May 2024, 14:45
- Volkswagen Touran and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024501446382
Slight26 Mar 2024, 12:20
Kia Rio crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 26 Mar 2024, 12:20
- Kia Rio and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024501425660
Slight2 Mar 2024, 23:08
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 2 Mar 2024, 23:08
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024501416335
Slight22 Oct 2023, 16:25
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 22 Oct 2023, 16:25
- Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Fiesta and Audi Q3
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023501367402
Slight4 Sep 2023, 08:00
Ford Focus crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 4 Sep 2023, 08:00
- Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023501348273
Slight22 May 2023, 14:45
Hyundai i10 crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 22 May 2023, 14:45
- Hyundai i10 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023501310360
Slight18 Nov 2022, 02:32
Mercedes Cla Class crash on the A38 in Mid Devon, 18 Nov 2022, 02:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022501244142
Slight31 Oct 2022, 16:50
Citroen C4 crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 31 Oct 2022, 16:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022501236497
Slight17 Jan 2022, 13:45
Ford KA crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 17 Jan 2022, 13:45
- Ford KA and a van
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022501150054
Slight12 Dec 2021, 17:16
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 12 Dec 2021, 17:16
- Vauxhall Corsa, Fiat 500L and Audi TTS
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021501124542
Slight31 Oct 2021, 09:57
Ford Focus crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 31 Oct 2021, 09:57
- Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021501112986
Slight27 Jul 2021, 07:55
Honda CRF1000A crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 27 Jul 2021, 07:55
- Honda CRF1000A and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021501083454
Serious18 Jul 2021, 17:40
Skoda Fabia crash on the A38 in Mid Devon, 18 Jul 2021, 17:40
- Skoda Fabia and Skoda Yeti
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021501071524
Slight2 Jun 2021, 10:15
Peugeot 2008 crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 2 Jun 2021, 10:15
- Peugeot 2008 and Seat Mii
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021501060607
Slight8 Jan 2021, 15:00
Honda CBR crash on the A38 in Mid Devon, 8 Jan 2021, 15:00
- Honda CBR and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021501017943
Slight30 Sep 2020, 11:02
Citroen DS5 crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 30 Sep 2020, 11:02
- Citroen DS5 and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020500988962
Slight22 Jun 2020, 12:46
Peugeot 308 crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 22 Jun 2020, 12:46
- Peugeot 308 and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020500961088
Slight27 May 2020, 17:15
Honda Jazz crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 27 May 2020, 17:15
- Honda Jazz and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020500955085
Slight15 Apr 2020, 12:53
BMW 1 Series crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 15 Apr 2020, 12:53
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020500948655
Slight17 Dec 2019, 16:50
Nissan Micra crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 17 Dec 2019, 16:50
- Nissan Micra and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019500919097
Slight15 Nov 2019, 08:19
Ford Transit Custom crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 15 Nov 2019, 08:19
- Ford Transit Custom and Vauxhall Mokka
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019500904975
Slight13 Nov 2019, 21:01
Citroen C3 crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 13 Nov 2019, 21:01
- Citroen C3 and Suzuki Vitara
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019500946012
Slight5 Nov 2019, 21:00
Citroen Berlingo crash on an unclassified road in Mid Devon, 5 Nov 2019, 21:00
- Citroen Berlingo and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019500902318
Slight28 Oct 2019, 18:30
Fiat Panda crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 28 Oct 2019, 18:30
- Fiat Panda and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019500903245
Slight9 Sep 2019, 11:09
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 9 Sep 2019, 11:09
- Land Rover Range Rover and Jaguar F-Pace
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019500880564
Slight27 Aug 2019, 12:00
Mitsubishi Mirage crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 27 Aug 2019, 12:00
- Mitsubishi Mirage and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019500881423
Slight29 Jun 2019, 18:10
Citroen Xsara crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 29 Jun 2019, 18:10
- Citroen Xsara and Ford Fusion
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019500860533
Slight24 Sep 2018, 14:15
DAF Trucks crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 24 Sep 2018, 14:15
- DAF Trucks and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018500800319
Slight8 Sep 2018, 10:41
Honda Jazz crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 8 Sep 2018, 10:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018500801885
Slight30 Aug 2018, 11:30
Iveco Daily crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 30 Aug 2018, 11:30
- Iveco Daily and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018500800062
Slight22 May 2018, 14:15
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Mid Devon, 22 May 2018, 14:15
- Seat Ibiza and Ford Ecosport
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018500302053
Slight23 Feb 2018, 16:48
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 23 Feb 2018, 16:48
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018500273497
Slight25 Aug 2017, 18:00
Massey Ferguson crash on the A38 in Mid Devon, 25 Aug 2017, 18:00
- Massey Ferguson and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017500222697
Slight14 Aug 2017, 01:20
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 14 Aug 2017, 01:20
- Vauxhall Astra and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017500217180
Slight10 Aug 2017, 11:50
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A38 in Mid Devon, 10 Aug 2017, 11:50
- Nissan Qashqai and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017500216170
Slight4 Aug 2017, 20:00
Lorry crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 4 Aug 2017, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 4 casualties
Ref 2017500213249
Slight18 Jul 2017, 01:53
Lorry crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 18 Jul 2017, 01:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017500204090
Slight6 Jul 2017, 11:50
Audi Q3 crash on the M5 in Mid Devon, 6 Jul 2017, 11:50
- Audi Q3 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017500202137
Slight21 May 2017, 15:01
Jeep Grand Cherokee crash on the A361 in Mid Devon, 21 May 2017, 15:01
- Jeep Grand Cherokee and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017500187586