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Crediton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in Crediton, Mid Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 128 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
560
1,086th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
642
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
128
136 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Crediton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious12823%
  • Slight42676%

What the data shows

  • Crediton had 59 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 97 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Crediton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 103 children under 16 were killed or injured in Crediton, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Crediton.

Where Crediton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,086th
Most casualties
1,151st
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
964th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (11%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (17%)
  • Thursday90 (16%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight466 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway534 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph490 (88%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph51 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant259 (40%)
  • Pedestrian182 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (18%)
  • Cyclist64 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crediton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crediton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Crediton peaked at 25 in 1985; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025710
202433
2023710
202267
202144
202055
201977
201823
2017914
2016913
20151012
2014810
2013711
201288
2011910
201077
20091416
20081011
2007912
20061518
20051010
20041415
20031317
20021718
20011315
20001314
19991318
19982121
19971720
19961820
19951215
19941719
19931111
19921313
19911213
19901315
19891920
19881516
19871618
19862122
19852526
198499
19831414
19821117
19811925
19801416
19791414

Map of recent crashes in Crediton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Crediton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Crediton

The 24 most recent collisions in Crediton happened between 2 December 2021 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Crediton

The A377 has the most collisions in Crediton, 326 of 560 (58%), followed by the A3072 (41).

Collisions in Crediton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377326385385
2ndA3072414709

Council areas covering Crediton

Collisions in Crediton were recorded in 2 council areas. Mid Devon has 553 of 560 (99%).

Collisions in Crediton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Devon5536326125
2ndExeter5802

Postcode district for Crediton

All 560 collisions in Crediton were in the EX17 postcode district.