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EX18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in the EX18 postcode district, Mid Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 105 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
393
2,471st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
551
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
105
126 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EX18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious10527%
  • Slight27971%

What the data shows

  • EX18 had 53 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 77 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in EX18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 41 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX18, 7.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 48% of collisions in EX18.

Where EX18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,471st
Most casualties
2,473rd
Most fatal collisions
2,449th
Most serious collisions
2,448th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (11%)
  • Friday78 (20%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (14%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph331 (84%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (21%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant421 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (12%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX18 peaked at 16 in 1988; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
2024711
202367
20221318
202147
202033
201956
201835
201757
201634
20151013
201444
2013713
20121014
2011911
2010710
2009915
200844
2007910
2006818
200566
2004915
2003610
20021416
20011217
20001216
19991417
1998911
199768
1996914
19951214
199423
19931012
199245
1991811
1990810
1989911
19881627
19871217
19861627
1985922
1984910
19831015
19821314
1981911
1980916
19791011

Map of recent crashes in EX18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX18

The 24 most recent collisions in EX18 happened between 21 July 2022 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX18

The A377 has the most collisions in EX18, 138 of 393 (35%), followed by the B3042 (23).

Collisions in EX18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377138211640
2ndB3042233728
3rdB3217233405
4thB3220172306
5thA312491212

Council areas covering EX18

Collisions in EX18 were recorded in 6 council areas. Mid Devon has 156 of 393 (40%).

Collisions in EX18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Devon156223447
2ndNorth Devon143199442
3rdTorridge82113115
4thWest Devon6800
5thEast Devon3401
6thNeath Port Talbot3400