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B3221 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 collisions on the B3221 from 1979 to 2016, with 97 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 23 serious, and 2 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B3221 was on 21 June 2016.

Collisions since 1979
67
4,403rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
97
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
23
30 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
21 Jun 2016
Busiest year
1985
11 collisions

Crash severity on the B3221

On the B3221, 3% of collisions were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2016

  • Fatal23%
  • Serious2334%
  • Slight4263%

Where the B3221 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,403rd
Most casualties
4,331st
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,899th

B3221 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3221 peaked at 11 in 1985, and none have been recorded since 2016.

Collisions and casualties on the B3221, 1979 to 2016

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201612
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201011
200900
200800
200700
200600
200500
200400
200300
200200
200112
200000
199911
199824
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
19881017
1987810
198669
19851114
198425
198347
198255
198156
198047
197967

When crashes happen on the B3221

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B3221 (13), and 9am to noon is the busiest time of day (14).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (19%)
  • Wednesday7 (10%)
  • Thursday7 (10%)
  • Friday9 (13%)
  • Saturday11 (16%)
  • Sunday9 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am13 (19%)
  • 9am to noon14 (21%)
  • Noon to 3pm13 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm10 (15%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (10%)
  • February4 (6%)
  • March4 (6%)
  • April4 (6%)
  • May4 (6%)
  • June9 (13%)
  • July7 (10%)
  • August4 (6%)
  • September6 (9%)
  • October5 (7.5%)
  • November7 (10%)
  • December6 (9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight59 (88%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3221 crashes

On the B3221, 90% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 49% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph4 (6%)
  • 40 mph2 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph60 (90%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds51 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other5 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry33 (49%)
  • Wet or damp26 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (10%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway66 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3221 crashes

Car occupants make up 64% of the people killed or injured on the B3221, followed by van occupants (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant62 (64%)
  • Van occupant11 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (9.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1%)
  • Pedestrian1 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car82 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle8 (6.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2020 (21%)
  • 21 to 2516 (16%)
  • 26 to 3514 (14%)
  • 36 to 4517 (18%)
  • 46 to 559 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 657 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 754 (4.1%)
  • Over 751 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider67 (69%)
  • Passenger29 (30%)
  • Pedestrian1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B3221

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B3221

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3221 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B3221 were recorded in 2 council areas. Mid Devon has the most, with 45, followed by North Devon (22).

Collisions on the B3221 in each area, 1979 to 2016
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Devon4563117
2ndNorth Devon223416

B3221 crashes by town

Of the 67 collisions on the B3221, 3 were in the built-up area of Tiverton.

Latest recorded crashes on the B3221

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B3221, from 22 December 1986 to 21 June 2016.

Severity