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B3182 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 collisions on the B3182 from 1979 to 2024, with 586 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 118 serious, and 5 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B3182 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
469
2,070th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
586
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
118
133 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B3182

On the B3182, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious11825%
  • Slight34674%

Where the B3182 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,070th
Most casualties
2,182nd
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
1,673rd

B3182 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3182 peaked at 28 in 1982; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B3182, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202212
202100
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201011
200911
200822
200700
200622
200533
200422
200346
2002914
20011013
20001011
19991921
19981121
19971316
19961724
19952735
19942227
19932224
19921827
19911215
19902634
19891721
19882127
19871520
19862535
19852121
19842429
19832326
19822834
19812427
19801011
19792833

When crashes happen on the B3182

Thursday has the most collisions on the B3182 (82), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (144).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (17%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am20 (4.3%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am50 (11%)
  • 9am to noon59 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm82 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm144 (31%)
  • 6pm to 9pm59 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight55 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.5%)
  • February41 (8.7%)
  • March39 (8.3%)
  • April30 (6.4%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June44 (9.4%)
  • July46 (9.8%)
  • August25 (5.3%)
  • September37 (7.9%)
  • October42 (9%)
  • November54 (12%)
  • December38 (8.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight338 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3182 crashes

On the B3182, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 68% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph455 (97%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Other12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (68%)
  • Wet or damp145 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3182 crashes

Car occupants make up 43% of the people killed or injured on the B3182, followed by motorcyclists (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (22%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)
  • Cyclist74 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (66%)
  • Motorcycle128 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.7%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20155 (26%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (61%)
  • Passenger140 (24%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B3182

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B3182

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  • 25 crashes
  • Slight

B3182 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B3182 were recorded in 2 council areas. Exeter has the most, with 461, followed by Somerset (7).

Collisions on the B3182 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stExeter4615765118
2ndSomerset7800

B3182 crashes by town

Collisions on the B3182 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Exeter (417) and Topsham (9).

Recent crashes on the B3182

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B3182, from 9 February 2002 to 4 May 2024.