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EX37 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 757 road traffic collisions in the EX37 postcode district, North Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,080 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 156 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
757
2,298th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,080
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
19 people killed
Serious collisions
156
205 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EX37

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious15621%
  • Slight58377%

What the data shows

  • EX37 had 112 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 149 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in EX37 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 89 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX37, 8.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 50% of collisions in EX37.

Where EX37 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,298th
Most casualties
2,293rd
Most fatal collisions
2,215th
Most serious collisions
2,340th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (13%)
  • Tuesday109 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (16%)
  • Friday115 (15%)
  • Saturday120 (16%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight579 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting164 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway747 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (8.5%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph671 (89%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds564 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other20 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant811 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (11%)
  • Van occupant51 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX37 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX37, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX37 peaked at 27 in 2005; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
2024810
20231012
2022917
20211519
20201319
20191112
20181516
20171217
20161213
20151316
20141828
20131528
20121321
20111014
20101517
20091218
20081423
20072436
20061524
20052740
20042129
20032743
20021623
20011928
20002228
19991422
19981522
19971728
19961827
19951114
19941931
19932030
19921319
1991918
19901724
19892333
19882234
19872124
19861921
19851418
19841418
19831624
19822025
19811928
19802025
19792336

Map of recent crashes in EX37

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX37

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX37

The 24 most recent collisions in EX37 happened between 28 January 2023 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX37

The A377 has the most collisions in EX37, 341 of 757 (45%), followed by the B3227 (140).

Collisions in EX37 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3773414951368
2ndB3227140208331
3rdB321774100115
4thB3226313808

Council areas covering EX37

Collisions in EX37 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Devon has 646 of 757 (85%).

Collisions in EX37 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Devon64693115138
2ndTorridge108143218