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Exeter road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1979, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,010 collisions in Exeter.

Collisions in 1979
421
Casualties in 1979
508
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1979

2.4% of collisions in Exeter in 1979 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious16238%
  • Slight24959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious18536%
  • Slight31362%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1979 is highlighted, with 421.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday79 (19%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.9%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March29 (6.9%)
  • April26 (6.2%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June27 (6.4%)
  • July39 (9.3%)
  • August30 (7.1%)
  • September23 (5.5%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November57 (14%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (18%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (60%)
  • Wet or damp158 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph375 (89%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph23 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (86%)
  • Roundabout36 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist162 (32%)
  • Car occupant138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian109 (21%)
  • Cyclist52 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1560 (12%)
  • 16 to 20160 (31%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (11%)
  • 36 to 4527 (5.3%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (55%)
  • Passenger120 (24%)
  • Pedestrian109 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (55%)
  • Motorcycle158 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach37 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1979

Map of the last 17 crashes of 1979 in Exeter

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 17 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Exeter ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 1979.

Collisions
239th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1979

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1979: 56, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32125674323
2ndB31835469016
3rdA3773438015
4thB31822833112
5thB3181121206
6thA379111714
7thA3966803
8thM53500
9thB33122200
10thA3761100
11thA3801101

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1979

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 329.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1979

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1979: 154.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1979, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years