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Willand road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Willand, Mid Devon, from 1979 to 2025, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
167
2,145th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
239
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
38
49 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Willand

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3823%
  • Slight12776%

What the data shows

  • Willand had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 33 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Willand were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 17 children under 16 were killed or injured in Willand, 7.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Willand.

Where Willand ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,145th
Most casualties
2,057th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,042nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday31 (19%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday38 (23%)
  • Saturday15 (9%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (14%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph85 (51%)
  • 40 mph10 (6%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph39 (23%)
  • 70 mph21 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant122 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Willand road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Willand, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Willand peaked at 11 in 1990; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202515
202422
202346
202236
202111
202000
201911
201846
201733
201668
201500
201434
201359
201211
201144
201022
200966
200822
200745
200668
200536
200444
200346
200233
200134
200055
199945
199811
199733
199600
1995421
199411
199322
199244
1991710
19901115
198968
1988410
198711
198655
198558
198422
198333
1982710
1981912
198033
197958

Map of recent crashes in Willand

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Willand

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Willand

The 24 most recent collisions in Willand happened between 3 March 2016 and 18 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Willand

The B3181 has the most collisions in Willand, 45 of 167 (27%), followed by the M5 (23).

Collisions in Willand on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3181455508
2ndM5234115
3rdB3391223215
4thB34403301

Council areas covering Willand

Collisions in Willand were recorded in 2 council areas. Mid Devon has 163 of 167 (98%).

Collisions in Willand by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Devon163232237
2ndEast Devon3401

Postcode district for Willand

All 167 collisions in Willand were in the EX15 postcode district.