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Exeter road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1984, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (461), and casualties fell from 539.

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

Collisions in 1984
465
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
523
Down 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1984

1.1% of collisions in Exeter in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious14030%
  • Slight32069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious15630%
  • Slight36169%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1984 is highlighted, with 465, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 465
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (20%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.2%)
  • February23 (4.9%)
  • March32 (6.9%)
  • April28 (6%)
  • May34 (7.3%)
  • June42 (9%)
  • July46 (9.9%)
  • August39 (8.4%)
  • September46 (9.9%)
  • October36 (7.7%)
  • November59 (13%)
  • December37 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (69%)
  • Wet or damp142 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph422 (91%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph17 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (86%)
  • Roundabout42 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist179 (34%)
  • Pedestrian114 (22%)
  • Car occupant106 (20%)
  • Cyclist82 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20185 (35%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3544 (8.4%)
  • 36 to 4530 (5.7%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (62%)
  • Pedestrian114 (22%)
  • Passenger84 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (50%)
  • Motorcycle190 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach29 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1984.

Collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1984

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1984: 70, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB31837075023
2ndB32125966019
3rdA377343617
4thB31822429014
5thA379141505
6thB3181141703
7thB31237903
8thA3963300

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1984

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 426.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1984

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1984: 185.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years