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B3217 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 collisions on the B3217 from 1979 to 2025, with 271 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 46 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B3217, down 50% from 2 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
206
3,213th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
271
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
46
52 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 80% on 2024

Crash severity on the B3217

On the B3217, 1% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4622%
  • Slight15877%

Where the B3217 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,213th
Most casualties
3,255th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,090th

B3217 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3217 peaked at 12 in 1989 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B3217, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202425
202322
202211
202145
202023
201922
201846
201700
201622
201556
201423
201333
201245
201122
201033
200958
200823
200767
200666
2005810
2004612
200322
200257
200122
200045
199933
199855
199745
1996914
199558
1994912
199359
199233
199157
199022
19891214
198878
198779
1986910
198534
198478
198333
198212
198158
198079
19791017

When crashes happen on the B3217

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B3217 (44), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (57).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (21%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (9.7%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (5.3%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (2.4%)
  • 6am to 9am33 (16%)
  • 9am to noon33 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm35 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm57 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (8.7%)
  • 9pm to midnight14 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.3%)
  • February15 (7.3%)
  • March19 (9.2%)
  • April9 (4.4%)
  • May17 (8.3%)
  • June17 (8.3%)
  • July15 (7.3%)
  • August20 (9.7%)
  • September20 (9.7%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December19 (9.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight152 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3217 crashes

On the B3217, 75% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 49% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (23%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph155 (75%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.9%)
  • Other11 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (49%)
  • Wet or damp92 (45%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3217 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the B3217, followed by motorcyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (14%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (69%)
  • Motorcycle37 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.7%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2064 (24%)
  • 21 to 2538 (14%)
  • 26 to 3552 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.3%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (68%)
  • Passenger69 (25%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B3217

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B3217

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3217 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B3217 were recorded in 3 council areas. Torridge has the most, with 92, followed by West Devon (69) and North Devon (44).

Collisions on the B3217 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorridge92120219
2ndWest Devon6987018
3rdNorth Devon446209

B3217 crashes by town

Of the 206 collisions on the B3217, 26 were in the built-up area of Okehampton.

Recent crashes on the B3217

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B3217, from 21 April 2015 to 13 December 2025.

Severity