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Exmouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,725 road traffic collisions in Exmouth, East Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 517 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,725
359th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,302
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
517
571 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Exmouth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.8%
  • Serious51719%
  • Slight2,18580%

What the data shows

  • Exmouth had 260 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 489 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Exmouth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 488 children under 16 were killed or injured in Exmouth, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Exmouth.

Where Exmouth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
359th
Most casualties
371st
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
328th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday369 (14%)
  • Tuesday392 (14%)
  • Wednesday383 (14%)
  • Thursday443 (16%)
  • Friday459 (17%)
  • Saturday379 (14%)
  • Sunday300 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,192 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit478 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,524 (93%)
  • Roundabout107 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph22 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph2,465 (90%)
  • 40 mph85 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph149 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,213 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds331 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,352 (41%)
  • Pedestrian708 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist703 (21%)
  • Cyclist424 (13%)
  • Van occupant42 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Exmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Exmouth peaked at 112 in 1985; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252430
20242632
20232225
20222124
20211823
20202325
20193543
20183032
20173845
20162328
20153440
20143844
20133847
20124653
20114552
20105470
20094664
20086174
20075670
20067183
20057794
20046879
20037288
20025159
20016067
20004757
19995774
19985263
19977087
19964353
19956772
19946379
19937691
19926384
19916582
19908296
198995106
19887995
19878695
198692112
1985112132
198486110
198392120
198291122
19818596
198087113
19795872

Map of recent crashes in Exmouth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Exmouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Exmouth

The 24 most recent collisions in Exmouth happened between 10 January and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Exmouth

The A376 has the most collisions in Exmouth, 547 of 2,725 (20%), followed by the B3178 (185).

Collisions in Exmouth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3765476765124
2ndB3178185228132
3rdB31806694115
4thB3179223712

Council areas covering Exmouth

Collisions in Exmouth were recorded in 3 council areas. East Devon has 2,704 of 2,725 (99%).

Collisions in Exmouth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Devon2,7043,27823513
2ndExeter161802
3rdMid Devon4402

Postcode district for Exmouth

All 2,725 collisions in Exmouth were in the EX8 postcode district.