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Exeter road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1985, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (465), and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 1985
474
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
539
Up 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Exeter in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious12326%
  • Slight34372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious12924%
  • Slight40275%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1985 is highlighted, with 474, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 474
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (18%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.8%)
  • February34 (7.2%)
  • March39 (8.2%)
  • April30 (6.3%)
  • May41 (8.6%)
  • June30 (6.3%)
  • July32 (6.8%)
  • August43 (9.1%)
  • September42 (8.9%)
  • October47 (9.9%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (69%)
  • Wet or damp142 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph437 (92%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (89%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist181 (34%)
  • Pedestrian137 (25%)
  • Car occupant130 (24%)
  • Cyclist67 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20155 (29%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (61%)
  • Pedestrian137 (25%)
  • Passenger75 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (58%)
  • Motorcycle190 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1985.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1985

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1985: 61, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB31836167210
2ndB32125868015
3rdA377313328
4thB31812330010
5thB3182212105
6thA3797910
7thB31235702
8thA3962200

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1985

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 441.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1985

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1985: 222.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years