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EX20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,023 road traffic collisions in the EX20 postcode district, West Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,993 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 97 were fatal and 832 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, up 81% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
4,023
882nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,993
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
97
103 people killed
Serious collisions
832
1,084 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Up 81% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
98
Up 100% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EX20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal972.4%
  • Serious83221%
  • Slight3,09477%

What the data shows

  • EX20 had 554 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 709 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in EX20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 522 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX20, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 48% of collisions in EX20.

Where EX20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
882nd
Most casualties
701st
Most fatal collisions
299th
Most serious collisions
671st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday568 (14%)
  • Tuesday571 (14%)
  • Wednesday529 (13%)
  • Thursday554 (14%)
  • Friday646 (16%)
  • Saturday645 (16%)
  • Sunday510 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,096 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting712 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,421 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway476 (12%)
  • Roundabout63 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph705 (18%)
  • 40 mph176 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2,705 (67%)
  • 70 mph414 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,824 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds726 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds123 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist51 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.3%)
  • Other149 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,467 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist589 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian283 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant231 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)149 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist133 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant35 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX20 peaked at 135 in 1990; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255898
20243249
20235271
20225996
20215079
20205579
20195169
20186481
201774120
20165984
201563103
20146290
20136598
20126089
201177146
201073122
200970105
20085888
200788117
200693126
2005105136
200489115
200382103
200293140
2001114179
2000109150
199995148
1998105170
199773102
199689148
1995101154
199486124
1993103144
1992108160
199193138
1990135193
1989109173
1988118179
1987121181
1986115175
1985107158
1984116168
198398166
1982104163
198196125
1980111161
197985130

Map of recent crashes in EX20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX20

The 24 most recent collisions in EX20 happened between 29 August and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX20

The A30 has the most collisions in EX20, 1,166 of 4,023 (29%), followed by the A386 (813).

Collisions in EX20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA301,1661,87936238
2ndA3868131,24122187
3rdB3260266380543
4thA3072252350857
5thB3215170247723
6thA307996159321
7thA31246996116
8thB32195682114
9thB32175467012
10thB32184971210
11thB32163247310
12thA3823148010
13thB42965900
14thA484400
15thA3793402
16thA40673400

Council areas covering EX20

Collisions in EX20 were recorded in 8 council areas. West Devon has 3,814 of 4,023 (95%).

Collisions in EX20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Devon3,8145,69594784
2ndTorridge119168332
3rdSwansea345302
4thNorth Devon172404
5thTorbay121503
6thMid Devon111502
7thPlymouth81001
8thExeter3402

Town in EX20

Of the 4,023 collisions in EX20, 485 (12%) were in Okehampton.