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Exeter road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1980, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (421), and casualties fell from 508.

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

Collisions in 1980
394
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
456
Down 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1980

1% of collisions in Exeter in 1980 were fatal and 40% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious15640%
  • Slight23459%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious16436%
  • Slight28863%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1980 is highlighted, with 394, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 394
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (11%)
  • February31 (7.9%)
  • March34 (8.6%)
  • April29 (7.4%)
  • May32 (8.1%)
  • June28 (7.1%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August22 (5.6%)
  • September22 (5.6%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December27 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (18%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (63%)
  • Wet or damp136 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph354 (90%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph20 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (90%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist163 (36%)
  • Pedestrian106 (23%)
  • Car occupant103 (23%)
  • Cyclist55 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (10%)
  • 16 to 20129 (28%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (11%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5520 (4.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (60%)
  • Pedestrian106 (23%)
  • Passenger75 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (53%)
  • Motorcycle170 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Exeter

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Exeter ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1980.

Collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1980

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1980: 61, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB31836168028
2ndB32125660126
3rdA3773136012
4thB3181141606
5thB3182101102
6thA3798904
7thA3963611
8thA302502

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1980

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 343.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1980

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1980: 153.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years