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EX22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,524 road traffic collisions in the EX22 postcode district, Torridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 294 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
1,524
1,960th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,180
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
28 people killed
Serious collisions
294
338 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EX22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal251.6%
  • Serious29419%
  • Slight1,20579%

What the data shows

  • EX22 had 238 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 368 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in EX22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 180 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX22, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 50% of collisions in EX22.

Where EX22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,960th
Most casualties
1,944th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
2,020th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday220 (14%)
  • Tuesday205 (13%)
  • Wednesday230 (15%)
  • Thursday240 (16%)
  • Friday224 (15%)
  • Saturday217 (14%)
  • Sunday188 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,153 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting320 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,463 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph268 (18%)
  • 40 mph44 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1,197 (79%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,075 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds279 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,643 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (9%)
  • Pedestrian114 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant92 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist36 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX22 peaked at 57 in 2005; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251926
20242129
20232943
20222434
20212538
20201619
20192332
20183348
20172435
20162439
20152634
20143361
20133452
20123656
20113050
20103150
20094372
20083858
20075475
20064361
20055766
20044256
20034558
20024667
20013967
20003346
19993650
19983346
19974465
19963852
19953656
19943946
19932835
19923243
19913446
19903755
19892842
19883239
19873344
19862833
19852838
19842131
19833141
19823344
19812741
19801731
19792130

Map of recent crashes in EX22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX22

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX22

The 24 most recent collisions in EX22 happened between 19 October 2024 and 23 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX22

The A388 has the most collisions in EX22, 414 of 1,524 (27%), followed by the A3072 (341).

Collisions in EX22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388414596878
2ndA3072341507675
3rdB3254212311244
4thA3079163205
5thB32184620
6thA3863401

Council areas covering EX22

Collisions in EX22 were recorded in 4 council areas. Torridge has 1,240 of 1,524 (81%).

Collisions in EX22 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorridge1,2401,76221232
2ndCornwall269396458
3rdWest Devon101501
4thNorth Devon4502

Town in EX22

Of the 1,524 collisions in EX22, 182 (12%) were in Holsworthy.