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Westward Ho!, Torridge, EX39 1HS area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 74 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Westward Ho! ward, Torridge, from 2001 to 2025, with 88 casualties. Of those collisions, 7 were serious and none fatal.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
74
10,273rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
88
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the EX39 1HS hotspot

7 of the 74 collisions here (9.5%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious79.5%
  • Slight6791%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
0
Seriously injured
7
Slightly injured
81
All casualties
88

Accidents by year at the EX39 1HS hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2003, against an average of 3.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the EX39 1HS hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202422
202311
202233
202111
202012
201944
201844
201734
201645
201511
201445
201324
201246
201122
201034
200934
200833
200745
200655
200511
200423
200378
200233
200134

Map of crashes at the EX39 1HS hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near EX39 1HS.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Westward Ho!, Torridge, EX39 1HS 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 EX39 1HS 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
Westward Ho!
Council area
Torridge
Nearest postcode to the centre
EX39 1HS
Postcode district
EX39
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.03948, -4.23491
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
1 October 2025
Rank by collisions
10,273rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the EX39 1HS hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B3236, with 22 of 74, followed by the B326 with 1.

Collisions at the EX39 1HS hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3236222800
2ndB3261100

Towns near the EX39 1HS hotspot

71 of the 74 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Westward Ho!.

Accident hotspots near EX39 1HS

5 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Appledore, Torridge, EX39 1EL area, 1.5 km away, with 89 collisions.

All 74 crashes at the EX39 1HS hotspot

Newest first, from 28 February 2001 to 1 October 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year