EX12 postcode district road traffic accidents
The EX12 postcode district recorded 325 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 443 casualties. Of these collisions, 8 were fatal and 65 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 8% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 65
- Casualties
- 443
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 65
- Casualties
- 443
Collisions by Year
Areas covering EX12
Towns in EX12
Roads in EX12
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the EX12 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the EX12 postcode district
Collisions recorded
325
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
443
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
8
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
65
22.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the EX12 postcode district
Collisions in the EX12 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (15.7% of the total), with 20% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.5% of recorded collisions in the EX12 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the EX12 postcode district have produced 443 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.9% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 49 collisions, Monday 49 collisions, Tuesday 41 collisions, Wednesday 46 collisions, Thursday 44 collisions, Friday 45 collisions, Saturday 51 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 260 collisions, Darkness 65 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 291 collisions, Roundabout 12 collisions, One way street 8 collisions, Dual carriageway 6 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 156 collisions, 40 mph 27 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 134 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 266 collisions, Raining no high winds 35 collisions, Other 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 276 casualties, Passenger 101 casualties, Pedestrian 66 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the EX12 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the EX12 postcode district?
325 collisions have been recorded in the EX12 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 443 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the EX12 postcode district were serious or fatal?
8 were fatal and 65 were serious — 22.5% of all recorded collisions in the EX12 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the EX12 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the EX12 postcode district, accounting for 15.7% of them, and 20% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the EX12 postcode district happen on?
89.5% of collisions in the EX12 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the EX12 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 14.9% of the 443 casualties recorded in the EX12 postcode district.
Is road safety in the EX12 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the EX12 postcode district fell 8% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the EX12 postcode district come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for the EX12 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.