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PL20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,856 road traffic collisions in the PL20 postcode district, West Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 457 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,856
1,818th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,590
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
48 people killed
Serious collisions
457
558 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for PL20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal422.3%
  • Serious45725%
  • Slight1,35773%

What the data shows

  • PL20 had 248 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 338 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in PL20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 224 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL20, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in PL20.

Where PL20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,818th
Most casualties
1,807th
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
1,609th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday241 (13%)
  • Tuesday243 (13%)
  • Wednesday245 (13%)
  • Thursday247 (13%)
  • Friday298 (16%)
  • Saturday282 (15%)
  • Sunday300 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,331 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting417 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,790 (96%)
  • Roundabout26 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph476 (26%)
  • 40 mph210 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1,150 (62%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,313 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds259 (14%)
  • Fog or mist79 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds75 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Other52 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,735 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist448 (17%)
  • Pedestrian157 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist112 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant42 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL20 peaked at 59 in 1984; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251721
20241821
20232122
20222642
20211927
20203039
20193144
20182032
20173249
20163449
20152431
20143042
20132940
20123452
20112532
20102432
20094162
20083341
20074567
20065385
20054562
20043241
20034759
20024365
20014153
20003543
19993751
19984255
19973135
19965570
19955575
19944768
19935788
19924263
19915064
19904067
19895375
19885774
19875577
19864051
19855482
19845980
19834667
19825070
19815176
19804974
19795775

Map of recent crashes in PL20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL20

The 24 most recent collisions in PL20 happened between 31 August 2024 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL20

The A386 has the most collisions in PL20, 630 of 1,856 (34%), followed by the B3212 (375).

Collisions in PL20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38663089923139
2ndB32123755506114
3rdB3357166253351
4thB3257324817
5thA3905501

Council areas covering PL20

Collisions in PL20 were recorded in 5 council areas. West Devon has 1,763 of 1,856 (95%).

Collisions in PL20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Devon1,7632,46841436
2ndPlymouth4455010
3rdTeignbridge203213
4thCornwall121303
5thSouth Hams121604

Town in PL20

Of the 1,856 collisions in PL20, 153 (8.2%) were in Horrabridge.