EX21 postcode district road traffic accidents
The EX21 postcode district recorded 198 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 284 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 40 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 18% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 40
- Casualties
- 284
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 40
- Casualties
- 284
Collisions by Year
Areas covering EX21
Roads in EX21
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the EX21 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the EX21 postcode district
Collisions recorded
198
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
284
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
40
25.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the EX21 postcode district
Collisions in the EX21 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (20.2% of the total), with 25.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96% of recorded collisions in the EX21 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 25.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the EX21 postcode district have produced 284 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.2% 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 27 collisions, Monday 24 collisions, Tuesday 24 collisions, Wednesday 26 collisions, Thursday 35 collisions, Friday 22 collisions, Saturday 40 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 147 collisions, Darkness 51 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 190 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 35 collisions, 40 mph 13 collisions, 60 mph 149 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 147 collisions, Raining no high winds 29 collisions, Other 11 collisions, Snowing no high winds 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 203 casualties, Passenger 69 casualties, Pedestrian 12 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the EX21 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the EX21 postcode district?
198 collisions have been recorded in the EX21 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 284 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the EX21 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 40 were serious — 25.3% of all recorded collisions in the EX21 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the EX21 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the EX21 postcode district, accounting for 20.2% of them, and 25.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the EX21 postcode district happen on?
96% of collisions in the EX21 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the EX21 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.2% of the 284 casualties recorded in the EX21 postcode district.
Is road safety in the EX21 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the EX21 postcode district fell 18% 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 EX21 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 EX21 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.