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Honiton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 763 road traffic collisions in Honiton, East Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 134 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
763
902nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
910
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
134
148 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Honiton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious13418%
  • Slight61781%

What the data shows

  • Honiton had 95 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 151 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Honiton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 127 children under 16 were killed or injured in Honiton, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Honiton.

Where Honiton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
902nd
Most casualties
927th
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
940th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (13%)
  • Thursday119 (16%)
  • Friday131 (17%)
  • Saturday117 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway672 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph599 (79%)
  • 40 mph57 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph69 (9%)
  • 70 mph29 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds628 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant403 (44%)
  • Pedestrian223 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (19%)
  • Cyclist83 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Honiton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Honiton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Honiton peaked at 28 in 1986; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025911
2024811
2023911
20221826
202179
202077
20191014
20181012
201789
2016910
2015810
20141924
201368
20121318
20112026
20101213
20091321
20081620
20072223
20062226
20051923
20042534
20032226
20022021
20012324
20001618
19991920
19981618
19971515
199699
19951718
19941516
19932532
19921619
19912123
19902529
19892424
19882741
19872023
19862830
19852122
19841420
19832024
19821419
19811619
19801415
19791619

Map of recent crashes in Honiton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Honiton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Honiton

The 24 most recent collisions in Honiton happened between 24 April 2023 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Honiton

The A375 has the most collisions in Honiton, 200 of 763 (26%), followed by the A35 (137).

Collisions in Honiton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA375200245457
2ndA35137174119
3rdA307291511
4thA373333804

Council areas covering Honiton

Collisions in Honiton were recorded in 2 council areas. East Devon has 760 of 763 (99.6%).

Collisions in Honiton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Devon76090412134
2ndExeter3600

Postcode district for Honiton

All 763 collisions in Honiton were in the EX14 postcode district.