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Exeter road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,010 road traffic collisions in Exeter from 1979 to 2025, and 19,168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 165 were fatal and 2,891 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 189 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (194), and casualties rose from 217 to 226.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,010
124th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
19,168
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
165
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
189
Down 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Exeter

1% of collisions in Exeter from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1651%
  • Serious2,89118%
  • Slight12,95481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1710.9%
  • Serious3,13216%
  • Slight15,86583%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. In 2025 there were 189, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 189
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025189226
2024194217
2023159182
2022156197
2021147180
2020140169
2019215254
2018213255
2017221273
2016229307
2015262300
2014229266
2013244283
2012273344
2011271333
2010265318
2009297358
2008350420
2007509646
2006499616
2005513661
2004452561
2003451546
2002372450
2001398474
2000394462
1999343417
1998337413
1997378448
1996359433
1995364426
1994376438
1993373439
1992336398
1991365432
1990392469
1989437512
1988397465
1987389468
1986441515
1985474539
1984465523
1983461539
1982473578
1981393454
1980394456
1979421508

When and where crashes happen in Exeter

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,380 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,383 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,493 (16%)
  • Thursday2,605 (16%)
  • Friday2,608 (16%)
  • Saturday2,120 (13%)
  • Sunday1,421 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59466 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59150 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,084 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,418 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,267 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,349 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,339 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,268 (7.9%)
  • February1,238 (7.7%)
  • March1,279 (8%)
  • April1,154 (7.2%)
  • May1,399 (8.7%)
  • June1,224 (7.6%)
  • July1,362 (8.5%)
  • August1,216 (7.6%)
  • September1,315 (8.2%)
  • October1,595 (10%)
  • November1,586 (9.9%)
  • December1,374 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,695 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,859 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting312 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown90 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit48 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,926 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,080 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds264 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds231 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist61 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (under 0.1%)
  • Other301 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded107 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,796 (67%)
  • Wet or damp5,046 (32%)
  • Frost or ice125 (0.8%)
  • Snow22 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph523 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph12,579 (79%)
  • 40 mph678 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph256 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph1,532 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph430 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,053 (82%)
  • Roundabout1,246 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1,161 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road423 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded127 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Exeter

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,199 (43%)
  • Pedestrian3,675 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist3,500 (18%)
  • Cyclist2,721 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant569 (3%)
  • Van occupant264 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)82 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant62 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5416 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10769 (4%)
  • 11 to 151,294 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 203,828 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,446 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,139 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,279 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,789 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 651,188 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75830 (4.3%)
  • Over 75664 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded526 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,861 (62%)
  • Pedestrian3,675 (19%)
  • Passenger3,632 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,034 (67%)
  • Motorcycle3,614 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle2,817 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,106 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach823 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes509 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle156 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car102 (0.4%)
  • Minibus86 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Exeter

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Exeter

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Exeter ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had the 124th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
124th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
225thHavant16,38220,3781643,204
226thConwy16,35923,6603133,099
227thCity of London16,32018,120872,333
228thExeter (this area)16,01019,1681652,891
229thSouth Tyneside15,91520,3542212,546
230thMansfield15,88720,9652103,136
231stLichfield15,84722,2313331,970

Accident hotspots in Exeter

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter, with 1,184 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter from 1979 to 2025: 1,474, including 23 fatal and 314 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32121,4741,75523314
2ndB31831,4171,6807284
3rdA3771,0471,28814193
4thA37959077319103
5thB31814855926100
6thB31824615765118
7thA3015385515749
8thA30263365226
9thM5217315323
10thA396119166629
11thB312397114223
12thA37685136410
13thA38568013
14thA3052558908
15thA380344508
16thB3180192300
17thB3179142204
18thB31845600
19thB31934400
20thA353400

Towns in Exeter

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 13,313.

Postcode districts in Exeter

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter from 1979 to 2025: 5,969.

Latest crashes in Exeter

Of the latest 24 crashes in Exeter, none were fatal or serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.