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Exeter road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1982, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1981 (393), and casualties rose from 454.

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

Collisions in 1982
473
Up 20% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
578
Up 27% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Exeter in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious15132%
  • Slight31266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious17130%
  • Slight39769%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1982 is highlighted, with 473, up 20% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.7%)
  • February34 (7.2%)
  • March39 (8.2%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May45 (9.5%)
  • June33 (7%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August35 (7.4%)
  • September46 (9.7%)
  • October45 (9.5%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December39 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (63%)
  • Wet or damp166 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph419 (89%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph22 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (88%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist195 (34%)
  • Car occupant166 (29%)
  • Pedestrian118 (20%)
  • Cyclist70 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5%)
  • 11 to 1560 (10%)
  • 16 to 20208 (36%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (11%)
  • 36 to 4539 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.5%)
  • Over 7521 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (61%)
  • Pedestrian118 (20%)
  • Passenger110 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (56%)
  • Motorcycle193 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Exeter

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Exeter ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1982.

Collisions
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1982

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1982: 58, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB31835878119
2ndB32125059017
3rdA3773740312
4thB31822834012
5thB3181212216
6thA379111613
7thA382300
8thA3961100
9thB31791201
10thB31851100
11thM51100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1982

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 423.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1982

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1982: 184.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1982, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years