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EX21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in the EX21 postcode district, Torridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 129 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
483
2,430th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
704
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
18 people killed
Serious collisions
129
160 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
Down 57% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EX21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious12927%
  • Slight33870%

What the data shows

  • EX21 had 79 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 100 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in EX21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 70 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX21, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 58% of collisions in EX21.

Where EX21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,430th
Most casualties
2,423rd
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,391st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (19%)
  • Friday58 (12%)
  • Saturday82 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway470 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph55 (11%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph405 (84%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant510 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (10%)
  • Van occupant43 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.7%)
  • Pedestrian24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX21 peaked at 19 in 1986; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599
20241321
2023812
202268
202168
20201112
201999
201847
201758
2016812
20151114
2014714
20131320
201235
2011911
20101021
20091218
20081317
200767
20061629
20051228
2004910
20031113
20021320
2001914
20001012
19991516
19981011
19971517
19961420
19951220
1994812
19931015
19921012
1991911
19901420
19891828
1988915
19871114
19861929
1985612
19841420
19831220
1982710
1981910
19801120
1979713

Map of recent crashes in EX21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX21

The 24 most recent collisions in EX21 happened between 27 October 2023 and 23 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX21

The A3072 has the most collisions in EX21, 112 of 483 (23%), followed by the A3079 (73).

Collisions in EX21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3072112173635
2ndA307973107517
3rdB32183552016
4thA388233316

Council areas covering EX21

Collisions in EX21 were recorded in 3 council areas. Torridge has 315 of 483 (65%).

Collisions in EX21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorridge3154621279
2ndWest Devon161230449
3rdNorth Devon4901