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EX36 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,341 road traffic collisions in the EX36 postcode district, North Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,998 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 285 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
1,341
2,037th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,998
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
43 people killed
Serious collisions
285
353 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EX36

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal362.7%
  • Serious28521%
  • Slight1,02076%

What the data shows

  • EX36 had 225 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 273 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in EX36 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 200 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX36, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in EX36.

Where EX36 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,037th
Most casualties
2,002nd
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
2,045th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (11%)
  • Tuesday206 (15%)
  • Wednesday174 (13%)
  • Thursday218 (16%)
  • Friday213 (16%)
  • Saturday243 (18%)
  • Sunday139 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,036 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting236 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,256 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout24 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph338 (25%)
  • 40 mph17 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph974 (73%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,011 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds207 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,448 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian137 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant58 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist34 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX36 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX36, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX36 peaked at 47 in 1996; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252025
20242226
20232342
20221923
20212739
20201322
20192841
20183145
20172236
20162028
20151528
20142341
20131829
20123269
20112640
20102943
20092331
20082836
20073655
20064368
20054478
20043549
20033350
20023650
20013046
20003349
19994569
19983244
19973957
19964765
19953041
19942942
19932844
19922337
19911729
19902233
19893248
19882948
19872734
19862631
19853352
19842635
19832130
19822433
19813951
19803850
19792536

Map of recent crashes in EX36

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX36

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX36

The 24 most recent collisions in EX36 happened between 12 November 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX36

The A361 has the most collisions in EX36, 486 of 1,341 (36%), followed by the B3227 (161).

Collisions in EX36 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36148680413110
2ndB3227161213226
3rdB3226151205227
4thB31376291612
5thA399334707
6thA373294829
7thB3221131813

Council areas covering EX36

Collisions in EX36 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Devon has 1,323 of 1,341 (99%).

Collisions in EX36 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Devon1,3231,97436283
2ndMid Devon111401
3rdTorridge3401

Town in EX36

Of the 1,341 collisions in EX36, 286 (21%) were in South Molton.