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Barnstaple road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,173 road traffic collisions in Barnstaple, North Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 530 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
3,173
316th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,729
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
30 people killed
Serious collisions
530
568 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Barnstaple

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal300.9%
  • Serious53017%
  • Slight2,61382%

What the data shows

  • Barnstaple had 401 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 511 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Barnstaple were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 605 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barnstaple, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Barnstaple.

Where Barnstaple ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
316th
Most casualties
336th
Most fatal collisions
346th
Most serious collisions
325th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday476 (15%)
  • Tuesday530 (17%)
  • Wednesday462 (15%)
  • Thursday524 (17%)
  • Friday534 (17%)
  • Saturday393 (12%)
  • Sunday254 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,594 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit525 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,351 (74%)
  • Roundabout404 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road234 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph14 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,685 (85%)
  • 40 mph257 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph200 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,509 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds435 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other64 (2%)
  • Not recorded40 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,447 (39%)
  • Pedestrian896 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist666 (18%)
  • Cyclist589 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barnstaple road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnstaple, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barnstaple peaked at 105 in 1987; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253644
20243235
20233441
20223851
20214860
20203539
20195159
20184351
20173745
20164764
20155569
20144959
20134757
20124652
20115160
20104450
20095678
20084656
20075369
20066471
200585102
200488104
20038699
20026880
200192100
20007995
19998793
19988197
19977080
19968398
19958295
19947989
19937387
19926066
19918199
19908191
198999112
19888293
1987105123
198694107
19858095
198493109
198388102
1982103120
1981103119
19807694
19796370

Map of recent crashes in Barnstaple

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barnstaple

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barnstaple

The 24 most recent collisions in Barnstaple happened between 20 March and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barnstaple

The A361 has the most collisions in Barnstaple, 704 of 3,173 (22%), followed by the A39 (492).

Collisions in Barnstaple on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3617048457139
2ndA39492615694
3rdB3233196227328
4thA3125140156216
5thB3232465706
6thB3138293505
7thA377161814

Council areas covering Barnstaple

Collisions in Barnstaple were recorded in 2 council areas. North Devon has 3,167 of 3,173 (99.8%).

Collisions in Barnstaple by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Devon3,1673,72330529
2ndWest Devon4401

Postcode districts in Barnstaple

Collisions in Barnstaple were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by EX32 (1,604) and EX31 (1,569).