Lympstone road traffic accidents
Lympstone recorded 54 collisions in the STATS19 data between 2000 and 2025, involving 80 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 4 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Casualties
- 80
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Casualties
- 80
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Lympstone
Postcode districts in Lympstone
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Accidents in Lympstone
Road collision statistics for Lympstone
Collisions recorded
54
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
80
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
4
7.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Lympstone
Collisions in Lympstone are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (20.4% of the total), with 25.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
98.1% of recorded collisions in Lympstone happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Lympstone have produced 80 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.5% 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 6 collisions, Monday 6 collisions, Tuesday 6 collisions, Wednesday 5 collisions, Thursday 10 collisions, Friday 10 collisions, Saturday 11 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 40 collisions, Darkness 14 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 53 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 23 collisions, 40 mph 21 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 8 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 42 collisions, Raining no high winds 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Other 2 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 51 casualties, Passenger 23 casualties, Pedestrian 6 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Lympstone
How many road accidents have there been in Lympstone?
54 collisions have been recorded in Lympstone in the STATS19 road safety data between 2000 and 2025, involving 80 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Lympstone were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 4 were serious — 7.4% of all recorded collisions in Lympstone resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Lympstone?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Lympstone, accounting for 20.4% of them, and 25.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Lympstone happen on?
98.1% of collisions in Lympstone are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Lympstone?
Pedestrians make up 7.5% of the 80 casualties recorded in Lympstone.
Is road safety in Lympstone getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Lympstone were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Lympstone 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 Lympstone cover 2000 to 2025.