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Sidmouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 891 road traffic collisions in Sidmouth, East Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,081 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 217 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
891
818th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,081
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
217
236 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Sidmouth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious21724%
  • Slight67075%

What the data shows

  • Sidmouth had 113 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 175 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Sidmouth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 152 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sidmouth, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Sidmouth.

Where Sidmouth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
818th
Most casualties
845th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
672nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (12%)
  • Tuesday162 (18%)
  • Wednesday120 (13%)
  • Thursday147 (16%)
  • Friday155 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight745 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway798 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph800 (90%)
  • 40 mph14 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph52 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds758 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant409 (38%)
  • Pedestrian339 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (15%)
  • Cyclist132 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sidmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sidmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sidmouth peaked at 36 in 1979; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025810
20241011
20231415
2022711
20211011
202066
20191418
20181723
20171115
20161619
20151516
20141313
20131423
20121725
20111212
20101518
20092129
20082023
20072431
20062430
20052021
20042325
20031617
20021415
20012327
20001216
19992430
19981112
19972228
19961726
19952023
19941820
19931415
19921619
19911726
19901823
19892941
19882934
19872022
19862830
19853448
19842830
19832936
19823031
19812936
19802628
19793643

Map of recent crashes in Sidmouth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sidmouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sidmouth

The 24 most recent collisions in Sidmouth happened between 4 August 2023 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sidmouth

The B3175 has the most collisions in Sidmouth, 221 of 891 (25%), followed by the A375 (107).

Collisions in Sidmouth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3175221259175
2ndA375107132116
3rdA305284120118
4thB317679104024

Council areas covering Sidmouth

Collisions in Sidmouth were recorded in 2 council areas. East Devon has 887 of 891 (99.6%).

Collisions in Sidmouth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Devon8871,0764217
2ndExeter3400

Postcode district for Sidmouth

All 891 collisions in Sidmouth were in the EX10 postcode district.