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Axminster road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Axminster, East Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
420
1,276th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
511
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
86
91 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Axminster

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8620%
  • Slight33079%

What the data shows

  • Axminster had 52 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 92 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Axminster were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 71 children under 16 were killed or injured in Axminster, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Axminster.

Where Axminster ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,276th
Most casualties
1,305th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,248th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (17%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (18%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (5%)
  • 30 mph342 (81%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph47 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant226 (44%)
  • Pedestrian145 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (14%)
  • Cyclist46 (9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Axminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Axminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Axminster peaked at 21 in 1988; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202467
202366
202244
202145
202026
201988
2018811
201769
201667
201559
201478
20131415
2012810
2011710
20101012
2009914
20081010
20071012
20061214
20051321
2004810
2003810
20021215
20011314
20001111
19991112
19981114
199766
199677
1995811
199489
1993910
199257
1991910
19901824
19891111
19882122
198799
198678
19851626
19841417
19831013
19821010
198177
1980810
197967

Map of recent crashes in Axminster

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Axminster

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Axminster

The 24 most recent collisions in Axminster happened between 14 January 2020 and 12 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Axminster

The A358 has the most collisions in Axminster, 173 of 420 (41%), followed by the A35 (70).

Collisions in Axminster on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358173223039
2ndA357089020
3rdB3261526117

Council area for Axminster

Axminster is in East Devon, where police recorded 18,437 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Axminster accounts for 2.3% of them.

Postcode district for Axminster

All 420 collisions in Axminster were in the EX13 postcode district.