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South Molton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in South Molton, North Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
286
1,599th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
357
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
48
52 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for South Molton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23683%

What the data shows

  • South Molton had 41 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 49 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in South Molton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 59 children under 16 were killed or injured in South Molton, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in South Molton.

Where South Molton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,599th
Most casualties
1,623rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,780th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (10%)
  • Thursday58 (20%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph250 (87%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant162 (45%)
  • Pedestrian109 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

South Molton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Molton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in South Molton peaked at 15 in 1981; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
2024710
202356
202233
202122
202011
201933
20181012
201738
201633
2015412
201447
201345
201233
201157
201078
200911
200866
200745
20061113
2005811
200467
2003716
20021011
200156
2000811
19991012
199878
199778
19961213
199555
199445
199355
199267
199133
199044
198989
198847
198755
19861112
198589
19841012
198347
198258
19811515
19801212
1979710

Map of recent crashes in South Molton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in South Molton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in South Molton

The 24 most recent collisions in South Molton happened between 20 October 2019 and 30 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in South Molton

The A361 has the most collisions in South Molton, 68 of 286 (24%), followed by the B3227 (60).

Collisions in South Molton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3616898017
2ndB3227607809
3rdB3226525808
4thB3137131612
5thA373101003

Council area for South Molton

South Molton is in North Devon, where police recorded 13,076 collisions from 1979 to 2025. South Molton accounts for 2.2% of them.

Postcode district for South Molton

All 286 collisions in South Molton were in the EX36 postcode district.