Honiton road traffic accidents
Honiton recorded 422 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 517 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 42
- Casualties
- 517
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 42
- Casualties
- 517
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Honiton
Roads in Honiton
Postcode districts in Honiton
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Honiton
Road collision statistics for Honiton
Collisions recorded
422
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
517
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
42
11.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Honiton
Collisions in Honiton are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.2% of the total), with 15.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
81.8% of recorded collisions in Honiton happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Honiton have produced 517 casualties. Pedestrians account for 21.7% 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 49 collisions, Monday 55 collisions, Tuesday 56 collisions, Wednesday 54 collisions, Thursday 75 collisions, Friday 81 collisions, Saturday 52 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 356 collisions, Darkness 66 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 345 collisions, Dual carriageway 39 collisions, Roundabout 24 collisions, One way street 5 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 312 collisions, 40 mph 13 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 60 collisions, 70 mph 30 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 345 collisions, Raining no high winds 44 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions, Other 8 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 301 casualties, Passenger 104 casualties, Pedestrian 112 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Honiton
How many road accidents have there been in Honiton?
422 collisions have been recorded in Honiton in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 517 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Honiton were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 42 were serious — 11.1% of all recorded collisions in Honiton resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Honiton?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Honiton, accounting for 19.2% of them, and 15.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Honiton happen on?
81.8% of collisions in Honiton are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Honiton?
Pedestrians make up 21.7% of the 517 casualties recorded in Honiton.
Is road safety in Honiton getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Honiton were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Honiton 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 Honiton cover 1999 to 2025.