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Exeter road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1981, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (394), and casualties fell from 456.

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

Collisions in 1981
393
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
454
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1981

1% of collisions in Exeter in 1981 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious14737%
  • Slight24262%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious15935%
  • Slight29164%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1981 is highlighted, with 393, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 393
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday79 (20%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.4%)
  • February35 (8.9%)
  • March34 (8.7%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May34 (8.7%)
  • June34 (8.7%)
  • July24 (6.1%)
  • August32 (8.1%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October50 (13%)
  • November36 (9.2%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (67%)
  • Wet or damp127 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph364 (93%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (89%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist159 (35%)
  • Car occupant124 (27%)
  • Pedestrian89 (20%)
  • Cyclist58 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20140 (31%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (58%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (56%)
  • Motorcycle158 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1981.

Collisions
249th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1981

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1981: 57, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32125766320
2ndB31834965018
3rdA3773540012
4thB31822427012
5thB3181151805
6thA37971011
7thA3964603
8thA302301
9thM51101

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1981

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 358.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1981

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1981: 172.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1981.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years