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PL16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in the PL16 postcode district, West Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 74 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
357
2,488th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
529
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
16 people killed
Serious collisions
74
95 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PL16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal123.4%
  • Serious7421%
  • Slight27176%

What the data shows

  • PL16 had 58 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 83 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PL16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL16, 5.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in PL16.

Where PL16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,488th
Most casualties
2,481st
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,521st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (16%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph206 (58%)
  • 70 mph78 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant424 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Pedestrian15 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL16 peaked at 17 in 1992; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
2024410
202378
2022811
2021814
202055
2019812
2018712
201757
201633
201569
20141016
2013813
201233
2011913
201036
2009813
20081011
20071619
20061011
2005917
2004819
20031117
20021114
20011016
200047
199958
1998911
199722
199678
199566
199435
199334
19921723
19911323
19901419
19891120
19881217
1987813
1986910
1985913
1984615
198323
198266
1981715
19801013
197944

Map of recent crashes in PL16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL16

The 24 most recent collisions in PL16 happened between 21 May 2021 and 29 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL16

The A30 has the most collisions in PL16, 197 of 357 (55%), followed by the A388 (10).

Collisions in PL16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30197319942
2ndA388101704

Council areas covering PL16

Collisions in PL16 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Devon has 326 of 357 (91%).

Collisions in PL16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Devon3264811269
2ndTorridge284505