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Budleigh Salterton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
245
1,749th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
299
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
58
62 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Budleigh Salterton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5824%
  • Slight18475%

What the data shows

  • Budleigh Salterton had 28 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 43 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Budleigh Salterton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Budleigh Salterton are between noon and 3pm, with 26% of collisions.
  • 26 children under 16 were killed or injured in Budleigh Salterton, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Budleigh Salterton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,749th
Most casualties
1,813th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,603rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph223 (91%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant126 (42%)
  • Pedestrian82 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (19%)
  • Cyclist27 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Budleigh Salterton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Budleigh Salterton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Budleigh Salterton peaked at 14 in 1985; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202433
202311
202200
202135
202066
201948
201822
201722
201657
201544
201456
201345
201244
201145
201012
200955
200879
200759
200644
200557
200477
200366
200278
200148
2000813
199934
199844
199778
199655
199567
19941015
199333
199255
199155
199067
198955
1988710
198722
198678
19851419
198467
19831314
198277
198169
19801111
197955

Map of recent crashes in Budleigh Salterton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Budleigh Salterton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Budleigh Salterton

The 24 most recent collisions in Budleigh Salterton happened between 27 December 2016 and 29 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Budleigh Salterton

The B3178 has the most collisions in Budleigh Salterton, 84 of 245 (34%), followed by the A376 (63).

Collisions in Budleigh Salterton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB317884113014
2ndA3766373026
3rdB31794601

Council area for Budleigh Salterton

Budleigh Salterton is in East Devon, where police recorded 18,437 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Budleigh Salterton accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for Budleigh Salterton

All 245 collisions in Budleigh Salterton were in the EX9 postcode district.