EX38 postcode district road traffic accidents
The EX38 postcode district recorded 490 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 654 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 69 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 44% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 69
- Casualties
- 654
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 69
- Casualties
- 654
Collisions by Year
Areas covering EX38
Towns in EX38
Roads in EX38
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the EX38 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the EX38 postcode district
Collisions recorded
490
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
654
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
69
16.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the EX38 postcode district
Collisions in the EX38 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 22.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.1% of recorded collisions in the EX38 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the EX38 postcode district have produced 654 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.3% 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 47 collisions, Monday 75 collisions, Tuesday 75 collisions, Wednesday 83 collisions, Thursday 69 collisions, Friday 86 collisions, Saturday 55 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 381 collisions, Darkness 109 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 466 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 160 collisions, 40 mph 8 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 320 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 361 collisions, Raining no high winds 82 collisions, Other 13 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 441 casualties, Passenger 152 casualties, Pedestrian 61 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the EX38 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the EX38 postcode district?
490 collisions have been recorded in the EX38 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 654 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the EX38 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 69 were serious — 16.1% of all recorded collisions in the EX38 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the EX38 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the EX38 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 22.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the EX38 postcode district happen on?
95.1% of collisions in the EX38 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the EX38 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.3% of the 654 casualties recorded in the EX38 postcode district.
Is road safety in the EX38 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the EX38 postcode district rose 44% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for the EX38 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 EX38 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.