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EX5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,649 road traffic collisions in the EX5 postcode district, East Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,753 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 114 were fatal and 1,140 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 82 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (70).

Collisions since 1979
4,649
666th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,753
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
114
122 people killed
Serious collisions
1,140
1,475 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
82
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
109
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EX5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1142.5%
  • Serious1,14025%
  • Slight3,39573%

What the data shows

  • EX5 had 613 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 809 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in EX5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 497 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX5, 7.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in EX5.

Where EX5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
666th
Most casualties
529th
Most fatal collisions
205th
Most serious collisions
254th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday700 (15%)
  • Tuesday607 (13%)
  • Wednesday627 (13%)
  • Thursday660 (14%)
  • Friday763 (16%)
  • Saturday708 (15%)
  • Sunday584 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,570 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting731 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit306 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,831 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway589 (13%)
  • Roundabout171 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph728 (16%)
  • 40 mph411 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph255 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph2,815 (61%)
  • 70 mph431 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,649 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds651 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds89 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other104 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,904 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist880 (13%)
  • Pedestrian245 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist234 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant229 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)88 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX5 peaked at 169 in 1999; 2025 had 82.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 82
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202582109
20247096
20235466
20223551
20216080
20204865
20196790
20186396
201775110
201659106
201571113
20146182
201373106
201277117
201187135
201068100
200967106
200882114
2007122165
2006101146
2005115163
2004104159
200389115
20027788
2001102145
200084119
1999169246
1998112175
1997125166
1996131188
1995117164
1994103153
1993135177
1992127182
1991114168
1990139207
1989153211
1988114174
1987144218
1986127183
1985135190
1984122199
1983125183
1982131208
1981139230
1980125196
19796993

Map of recent crashes in EX5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX5

The 24 most recent collisions in EX5 happened between 29 September and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX5

The A30 has the most collisions in EX5, 726 of 4,649 (16%), followed by the A3052 (513).

Collisions in EX5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA307261,16929178
2ndA305251381118143
3rdA39641862215119
4thA37737554212101
5thM5293474856
6thB3180280407362
7thB3181274392975
8thA376269387751
9thB3179162224239
10thB31855471121
11thB31744460014
12thB3184414806
13thA3072192202
14thA379151712
15thA3771300
16thA461102
17thB31765700
18thA3583301
19thA3673400
20thA383301
21stB32613301

Council areas covering EX5

Collisions in EX5 were recorded in 6 council areas. East Devon has 3,238 of 4,649 (70%).

Collisions in EX5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Devon3,2384,72281836
2ndMid Devon9051,30421237
3rdExeter4366271159
4thBath and North East Somerset345116
5thSomerset263601
6thTeignbridge6801

Town in EX5

Of the 4,649 collisions in EX5, 228 (4.9%) were in Cranbrook, East Devon.