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

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Seaton, East Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 82 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
287
1,595th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
362
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
82
89 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Seaton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious8229%
  • Slight20170%

What the data shows

  • Seaton had 31 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 47 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in Seaton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 45 children under 16 were killed or injured in Seaton, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Seaton.

Where Seaton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,595th
Most casualties
1,610th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,288th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (20%)
  • Tuesday26 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph257 (90%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant145 (40%)
  • Pedestrian92 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (20%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Seaton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Seaton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Seaton peaked at 13 in 1985; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202445
202333
202255
202111
202022
201944
201847
201746
201633
201522
201457
201356
201257
20111015
201000
200979
2008711
200744
200622
200555
200479
2003611
2002810
200167
200077
199978
199844
199744
1996913
19951012
199477
199335
199233
199166
19901112
19891010
198868
19871113
198656
19851314
19841216
19831011
19821121
19811013
19801013
1979813

Map of recent crashes in Seaton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Seaton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Seaton

The 24 most recent collisions in Seaton happened between 29 January 2018 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Seaton

The B3172 has the most collisions in Seaton, 103 of 287 (36%), followed by the A3052 (7).

Collisions in Seaton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3172103131032
2ndA305271000
3rdB31747702

Council area for Seaton

Seaton is in East Devon, where police recorded 18,437 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Seaton accounts for 1.6% of them.

Postcode district for Seaton

All 287 collisions in Seaton were in the EX12 postcode district.