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EX12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 811 road traffic collisions in the EX12 postcode district, East Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 229 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
811
2,278th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,116
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
17 people killed
Serious collisions
229
274 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EX12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious22928%
  • Slight56670%

What the data shows

  • EX12 had 108 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 140 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in EX12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 91 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX12, 8.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in EX12.

Where EX12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,278th
Most casualties
2,278th
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,176th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (13%)
  • Wednesday118 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (13%)
  • Friday109 (13%)
  • Saturday135 (17%)
  • Sunday117 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight625 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway744 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph388 (48%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph381 (47%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds649 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant658 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (16%)
  • Pedestrian148 (13%)
  • Cyclist62 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX12 peaked at 33 in 1982; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251213
20241213
202399
20221114
2021916
202079
20191015
20181015
20171522
20161320
2015913
20141319
20131930
20121217
20111520
2010911
20091723
20081723
20071529
20061419
2005910
20041422
20032330
20021822
20011723
20001418
19992427
19981822
19971620
19961827
19952433
19941922
19931317
19921014
19912227
19902637
19892838
19881726
19872634
19862434
19853140
19842948
19832635
19823353
19811923
19801827
19792737

Map of recent crashes in EX12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX12

The 24 most recent collisions in EX12 happened between 7 March 2024 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX12

The A3052 has the most collisions in EX12, 259 of 811 (32%), followed by the B3172 (174).

Collisions in EX12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3052259408570
2ndB3172174225055
3rdA3584153511
4thB3174324609

Council area for EX12

EX12 is in East Devon, where police recorded 18,437 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EX12 accounts for 4.4% of them.

Town in EX12

Of the 811 collisions in EX12, 287 (35%) were in Seaton, East Devon.