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Cranbrook (East Devon) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Cranbrook, East Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
228
1,811th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
315
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
59
74 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cranbrook

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious5926%
  • Slight16472%

What the data shows

  • Cranbrook had 33 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% more than the 29 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Cranbrook were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 24 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cranbrook, 7.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Cranbrook.

Where Cranbrook ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,811th
Most casualties
1,751st
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,587th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (19%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph40 (18%)
  • 40 mph25 (11%)
  • 50 mph33 (14%)
  • 60 mph122 (54%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant211 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (16%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cranbrook road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cranbrook, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cranbrook peaked at 14 in 1993; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202467
202333
202211
202133
202066
201936
201811
201712
201656
201534
201400
201322
201257
201123
201022
200933
200855
200755
200623
200535
200422
2003810
200233
200134
200011
199925
199812
199788
1996812
19951118
1994610
19931423
199267
19911013
1990811
1989910
1988812
1987610
198679
198568
1984913
198359
1982812
198168
1980714
197912

Map of recent crashes in Cranbrook

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cranbrook

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cranbrook

The 24 most recent collisions in Cranbrook happened between 10 September 2019 and 29 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cranbrook

The A30 has the most collisions in Cranbrook, 147 of 228 (64%), followed by the B3184 (22).

Collisions in Cranbrook on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30147218439
2ndB3184222604
3rdB317491204

Council areas covering Cranbrook

Collisions in Cranbrook were recorded in 2 council areas. East Devon has 213 of 228 (93%).

Collisions in Cranbrook by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Devon213297558
2ndExeter151801

Postcode district for Cranbrook

All 228 collisions in Cranbrook were in the EX5 postcode district.