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Exeter road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1986, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1985 (474), and casualties fell from 539.

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

Collisions in 1986
441
Down 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
515
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Exeter in 1986 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious13130%
  • Slight30469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious14328%
  • Slight36671%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1986 is highlighted, with 441, down 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 441
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (20%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.3%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March36 (8.2%)
  • April37 (8.4%)
  • May41 (9.3%)
  • June32 (7.3%)
  • July42 (9.5%)
  • August20 (4.5%)
  • September32 (7.3%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November52 (12%)
  • December43 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (68%)
  • Wet or damp137 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph405 (92%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (88%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (31%)
  • Pedestrian103 (20%)
  • Cyclist73 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8%)
  • 16 to 20145 (28%)
  • 21 to 2594 (18%)
  • 26 to 3567 (13%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (62%)
  • Pedestrian103 (20%)
  • Passenger95 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (60%)
  • Motorcycle161 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1986.

Collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1986

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1986: 63, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB31836374113
2ndB32125358214
3rdA377344106
4thB3182253508
5thB3181131604
6thA379121204
7thA39661312
8thB31235803
9thM51200

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1986

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 398.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1986

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1986: 175.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years