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B3248 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46 collisions on the B3248 from 1979 to 2025, with 75 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B3248, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
46
4,653rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
75
1.63 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
11
15 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B3248

None of the 46 collisions on the B3248 were fatal, and 24% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1124%
  • Slight3576%

Where the B3248 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,653rd
Most casualties
4,527th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,550th

B3248 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3248 peaked at 3 in 2016 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B3248, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202314
202222
202100
202000
201924
201822
201700
201634
201500
201411
201300
201222
201111
201000
200900
200811
200711
200625
200511
200411
200300
200228
200100
200000
199923
199800
199700
199612
199512
199411
199311
199225
199100
199000
198923
198811
198725
198612
198522
198411
198312
198211
198111
198012
197912

When crashes happen on the B3248

Saturday has the most collisions on the B3248 (12), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (9).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (15%)
  • Tuesday8 (17%)
  • Wednesday7 (15%)
  • Thursday7 (15%)
  • Saturday12 (26%)
  • Sunday5 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (13%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (2.2%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (11%)
  • 9am to noon8 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm8 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm9 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm6 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.2%)
  • February2 (4.3%)
  • March4 (8.7%)
  • April2 (4.3%)
  • May5 (11%)
  • June5 (11%)
  • July3 (6.5%)
  • August5 (11%)
  • September7 (15%)
  • October8 (17%)
  • November1 (2.2%)
  • December3 (6.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight36 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3248 crashes

On the B3248, 87% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph6 (13%)
  • 60 mph40 (87%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry29 (63%)
  • Wet or damp17 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway46 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3248 crashes

Car occupants make up 80% of the people killed or injured on the B3248, followed by motorcyclists (9.3%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant60 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (9.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (2.7%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car49 (72%)
  • Motorcycle7 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.9%)
  • Minibus2 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 153 (4%)
  • 16 to 2020 (27%)
  • 21 to 256 (8%)
  • 26 to 3519 (25%)
  • 36 to 4510 (13%)
  • 46 to 556 (8%)
  • 56 to 654 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.7%)
  • Over 753 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider41 (55%)
  • Passenger32 (43%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B3248

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B3248

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3248 crashes by council area

Of the 46 collisions on the B3248, 44 were in Torridge.

Collisions on the B3248 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorridge4471010

Recent crashes on the B3248

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B3248, from 21 August 1999 to 27 February 2025.

Severity