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EX16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,197 road traffic collisions in the EX16 postcode district, Mid Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 91 were fatal and 825 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
4,197
815th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,748
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
91
110 people killed
Serious collisions
825
1,035 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
70
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EX16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal912.2%
  • Serious82520%
  • Slight3,28178%

What the data shows

  • EX16 had 521 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 772 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in EX16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 682 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX16, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in EX16.

Where EX16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
815th
Most casualties
770th
Most fatal collisions
370th
Most serious collisions
684th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday608 (14%)
  • Tuesday626 (15%)
  • Wednesday585 (14%)
  • Thursday596 (14%)
  • Friday700 (17%)
  • Saturday609 (15%)
  • Sunday473 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,272 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting571 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,260 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway413 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout278 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road210 (5%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,612 (38%)
  • 40 mph184 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph72 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1,917 (46%)
  • 70 mph395 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,196 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds630 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds102 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist51 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other116 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,686 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist665 (12%)
  • Pedestrian616 (11%)
  • Cyclist343 (6%)
  • Van occupant173 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)96 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant58 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant41 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX16 peaked at 142 in 1988; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255270
20245273
20234355
20224059
20214678
20205169
20196179
20185372
20176392
20166091
20156179
20146184
201374104
201271102
201179116
20106387
200984107
200886115
200794143
200699145
2005105137
200495134
200384111
2002110153
2001105138
200093120
1999102131
1998101129
1997116167
1996111150
199586115
199494111
1993100141
199288128
199179115
1990104138
1989117168
1988142197
1987113152
1986117168
1985121160
1984100136
1983130165
1982121163
1981139174
1980127180
1979104147

Map of recent crashes in EX16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX16

The 24 most recent collisions in EX16 happened between 8 August and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX16

The A396 has the most collisions in EX16, 769 of 4,197 (18%), followed by the A361 (527).

Collisions in EX16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3967691,06311166
2ndA36152782827100
3rdM5310463639
4thA373281397583
5thB3391218264245
6thB3137145224434
7thA38129197715
8thB3227100132228
9thB32215479120
10thA30725078113
11thA3126485714
12thB319091200
13thA3081201
14thB30427803
15thA3774500
16thB32224600
17thA30523501
18thB30723300
19thB31763610
20thB31813410

Council areas covering EX16

Collisions in EX16 were recorded in 5 council areas. Mid Devon has 3,963 of 4,197 (94%).

Collisions in EX16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Devon3,9635,38081774
2ndNorth Devon172279839
3rdEast Devon375218
4thExeter101600
5thSomerset101513

Town in EX16

Of the 4,197 collisions in EX16, 1,386 (33%) were in Tiverton.