Exmouth road traffic accidents
Exmouth recorded 1,197 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,445 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 135 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 8% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 135
- Casualties
- 1,445
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 135
- Casualties
- 1,445
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Exmouth
Roads in Exmouth
Postcode districts in Exmouth
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Exmouth
Road collision statistics for Exmouth
Collisions recorded
1,197
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,445
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
135
11.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Exmouth
Collisions in Exmouth are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.4% of the total), with 14.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.4% of recorded collisions in Exmouth happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Exmouth have produced 1,445 casualties. Pedestrians account for 22.6% 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 131 collisions, Monday 168 collisions, Tuesday 148 collisions, Wednesday 193 collisions, Thursday 195 collisions, Friday 208 collisions, Saturday 154 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,021 collisions, Darkness 176 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,094 collisions, Roundabout 52 collisions, One way street/Slip road 15 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, One way street 12 collisions, Dual carriageway 11 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 22 collisions, 30 mph 1,042 collisions, 40 mph 32 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 100 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,000 collisions, Raining no high winds 135 collisions, Other 25 collisions, Raining + high winds 16 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 873 casualties, Passenger 246 casualties, Pedestrian 326 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Exmouth
How many road accidents have there been in Exmouth?
1,197 collisions have been recorded in Exmouth in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,445 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Exmouth were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 135 were serious — 11.8% of all recorded collisions in Exmouth resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Exmouth?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Exmouth, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 14.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Exmouth happen on?
91.4% of collisions in Exmouth are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Exmouth?
Pedestrians make up 22.6% of the 1,445 casualties recorded in Exmouth.
Is road safety in Exmouth getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Exmouth 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 Exmouth 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 Exmouth cover 1999 to 2025.