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Exeter road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1983, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (473), and casualties fell from 578.

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

Collisions in 1983
461
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
539
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Exeter in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious15033%
  • Slight30366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious16531%
  • Slight36568%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1983 is highlighted, with 461, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 461
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (18%)
  • Friday91 (20%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.6%)
  • February27 (5.9%)
  • March44 (9.5%)
  • April35 (7.6%)
  • May42 (9.1%)
  • June36 (7.8%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August32 (6.9%)
  • September36 (7.8%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November40 (8.7%)
  • December34 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (75%)
  • Wet or damp113 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph408 (89%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (88%)
  • Roundabout37 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist184 (34%)
  • Car occupant115 (21%)
  • Cyclist94 (17%)
  • Pedestrian93 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1561 (11%)
  • 16 to 20170 (32%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (10%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (63%)
  • Passenger106 (20%)
  • Pedestrian93 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (52%)
  • Motorcycle183 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1983.

Collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1983

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1983: 75, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB31837588122
2ndB32126579122
3rdA377333815
4thB3182232609
5thB3181121505
6thA37981113
7thB31234402
8thA302300
9thA3762200
10thA381300
11thA3801201
12thA3961100
13thB31791100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1983

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 412.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1983

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1983: 180.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1983.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years