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EX9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 700 road traffic collisions in the EX9 postcode district, East Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 938 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 157 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
700
2,326th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
938
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
157
182 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EX9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious15722%
  • Slight53476%

What the data shows

  • EX9 had 73 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 133 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in EX9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 75 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX9, 8.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in EX9.

Where EX9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,326th
Most casualties
2,338th
Most fatal collisions
2,449th
Most serious collisions
2,337th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (12%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday94 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway682 (97%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph311 (44%)
  • 40 mph42 (6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph331 (47%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds561 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant572 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (17%)
  • Pedestrian114 (12%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX9 peaked at 31 in 1985; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025813
202469
202378
202256
2021815
20201115
2019712
201889
2017611
201679
20151012
20141316
20131013
20121011
20111519
2010710
20091720
20081216
20072032
20061924
20051722
20041418
20031317
20021324
20012336
20001928
19991420
19981925
19971720
19962133
19951620
19942632
19931416
19921618
19911619
19901929
19891924
19881014
19871418
19862334
19853139
19842033
19833038
19822128
19811215
19802222
19791516

Map of recent crashes in EX9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX9

The 24 most recent collisions in EX9 happened between 22 June 2022 and 24 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX9

The B3178 has the most collisions in EX9, 233 of 700 (33%), followed by the A376 (154).

Collisions in EX9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3178233324146
2ndA376154208254
3rdB3179405815
4thB31803400

Council areas covering EX9

Collisions in EX9 were recorded in 3 council areas. East Devon has 692 of 700 (99%).

Collisions in EX9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Devon6929269157
2ndExeter5900
3rdMid Devon3300

Town in EX9

Of the 700 collisions in EX9, 245 (35%) were in Budleigh Salterton.