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EX34 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,124 road traffic collisions in the EX34 postcode district, North Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,885 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 431 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,124
1,696th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,885
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
22 people killed
Serious collisions
431
519 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Down 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EX34

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal190.9%
  • Serious43120%
  • Slight1,67479%

What the data shows

  • EX34 had 310 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 405 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in EX34 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 374 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX34, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in EX34.

Where EX34 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,696th
Most casualties
1,699th
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
1,681st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday301 (14%)
  • Tuesday284 (13%)
  • Wednesday297 (14%)
  • Thursday294 (14%)
  • Friday362 (17%)
  • Saturday302 (14%)
  • Sunday284 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,616 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting302 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,037 (96%)
  • Roundabout32 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph986 (46%)
  • 40 mph43 (2%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1,068 (50%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,602 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds276 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds62 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist39 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,757 (61%)
  • Pedestrian478 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist402 (14%)
  • Cyclist96 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant58 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX34 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX34, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX34 peaked at 73 in 1987; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252331
20242742
20232734
20223149
20213047
20203343
20193857
20183756
20174055
20162427
20152844
20144760
20132838
20123656
20113748
20104062
20093951
20084452
20075783
20064965
20057293
20045176
20035364
20026068
20014457
20004472
19994354
19985160
19973345
19963947
19954056
19943953
19935274
19924967
19915462
19904866
19896392
19886178
19877394
19866174
19856171
19844865
19834558
19824973
19815596
19806291
19795979

Map of recent crashes in EX34

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX34

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX34

The 24 most recent collisions in EX34 happened between 26 December 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX34

The A361 has the most collisions in EX34, 460 of 2,124 (22%), followed by the A399 (368).

Collisions in EX34 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3614606416108
2ndA399368475171
3rdB3343192297246
4thB3230159257425
5thA3123136216024
6thB3231354807
7thA394400
8thB31234500

Council areas covering EX34

Collisions in EX34 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Devon has 2,113 of 2,124 (99%).

Collisions in EX34 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Devon2,1132,87019430
2ndTorridge81101
3rdWest Devon3400

Towns in EX34

Collisions in EX34 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Ilfracombe (642) and Combe Martin (145).