EX18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The EX18 postcode district recorded 164 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 235 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 24 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 24
- Casualties
- 235
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 24
- Casualties
- 235
Collisions by Year
Areas covering EX18
Roads in EX18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the EX18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the EX18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
164
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
235
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
24
18.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the EX18 postcode district
Collisions in the EX18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (21.3% of the total), with 20.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
99.4% of recorded collisions in the EX18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 25% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the EX18 postcode district have produced 235 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.3% 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 20 collisions, Monday 24 collisions, Tuesday 18 collisions, Wednesday 17 collisions, Thursday 21 collisions, Friday 35 collisions, Saturday 29 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 131 collisions, Darkness 33 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 163 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 30 collisions, 40 mph 2 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 129 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 123 collisions, Raining no high winds 31 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 176 casualties, Passenger 49 casualties, Pedestrian 10 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 20 of 164 accidents
Accident 200150C433243
SlightAccident 200150C253018
SlightAccident 200150C522921
FatalAccident 200050C256441
SlightAccident 200050C256149
SlightAccident 200050C435707
SlightAccident 2000620020138
SlightAccident 2000620018220
SlightAccident 200050C252859
SeriousAccident 200050C252417
SlightAccident 200050C240964
SlightAccident 200050C430474
SlightAccident 200050C250475
SlightAccident 199950C257346
SlightAccident 199950C256582
SlightAccident 199950C256613
SeriousAccident 199950C254675
SlightAccident 199950C254564
SlightAccident 199950C254157
SlightAccident 199950C523489
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the EX18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the EX18 postcode district?
164 collisions have been recorded in the EX18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 235 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the EX18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 24 were serious — 18.3% of all recorded collisions in the EX18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the EX18 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the EX18 postcode district, accounting for 21.3% of them, and 20.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the EX18 postcode district happen on?
99.4% of collisions in the EX18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the EX18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.3% of the 235 casualties recorded in the EX18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the EX18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the EX18 postcode district fell 25% 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 EX18 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 EX18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.