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Northam road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Northam, Torridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 67 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
286
1,599th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
348
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
67
72 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Northam

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6723%
  • Slight21676%

What the data shows

  • Northam had 31 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 52 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Northam were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 39 children under 16 were killed or injured in Northam, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Northam.

Where Northam ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,599th
Most casualties
1,655th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,470th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (98%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph197 (69%)
  • 40 mph62 (22%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph24 (8.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Other11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant185 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (21%)
  • Pedestrian47 (14%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Northam road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northam, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Northam peaked at 13 in 2007; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202445
202334
202258
202122
202022
201922
201834
201733
201644
201512
201479
2013710
201257
201111
201049
200969
200856
20071316
200634
200577
200455
20031111
200288
200199
200089
199978
1998611
1997611
199656
1995911
19941112
199300
199235
199144
199047
198978
198822
198778
19861213
19851317
198488
19831214
19821112
19811112
1980911
197989

Map of recent crashes in Northam

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Northam

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Northam

The 24 most recent collisions in Northam happened between 11 January 2018 and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Northam

The A386 has the most collisions in Northam, 113 of 286 (40%), followed by the B3236 (24).

Collisions in Northam on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386113144130
2ndB3236243215
3rdA39141900

Council areas covering Northam

Collisions in Northam were recorded in 2 council areas. Torridge has 282 of 286 (99%).

Collisions in Northam by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorridge282344367
2ndNorth Devon4400

Postcode district for Northam

All 286 collisions in Northam were in the EX39 postcode district.