Crediton road traffic accidents
Crediton recorded 252 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 301 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 167% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 30
- Casualties
- 301
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 30
- Casualties
- 301
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Crediton
Roads in Crediton
Postcode districts in Crediton
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Crediton
Road collision statistics for Crediton
Collisions recorded
252
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
301
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
30
13.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Crediton
Collisions in Crediton are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (19% of the total), with 13.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.3% of recorded collisions in Crediton happen on a single carriageway. Around 12.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Crediton have produced 301 casualties. Pedestrians account for 27.6% 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 23 collisions, Monday 26 collisions, Tuesday 37 collisions, Wednesday 48 collisions, Thursday 41 collisions, Friday 41 collisions, Saturday 36 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 217 collisions, Darkness 35 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 235 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 213 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 32 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 220 collisions, Raining no high winds 24 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 166 casualties, Passenger 52 casualties, Pedestrian 83 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Crediton
How many road accidents have there been in Crediton?
252 collisions have been recorded in Crediton in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 301 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Crediton were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 30 were serious — 13.5% of all recorded collisions in Crediton resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Crediton?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in Crediton, accounting for 19% of them, and 13.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Crediton happen on?
93.3% of collisions in Crediton are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Crediton?
Pedestrians make up 27.6% of the 301 casualties recorded in Crediton.
Is road safety in Crediton getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Crediton rose 167% 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 Crediton 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 Crediton cover 1999 to 2025.