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Exeter road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1987, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1986 (441), and casualties fell from 515.

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

Collisions in 1987
389
Down 12% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
468
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Exeter in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious11028%
  • Slight27671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious12026%
  • Slight34474%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1987 is highlighted, with 389, down 12% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 389
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.9%)
  • February32 (8.2%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May31 (8%)
  • June33 (8.5%)
  • July28 (7.2%)
  • August32 (8.2%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October45 (12%)
  • November35 (9%)
  • December33 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (70%)
  • Wet or damp113 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (87%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph26 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (83%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (24%)
  • Pedestrian101 (22%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20128 (27%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (57%)
  • Passenger102 (22%)
  • Pedestrian101 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (65%)
  • Motorcycle120 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1987.

Collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1987

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1987: 61, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32126177113
2ndB31834551011
3rdA377344319
4thB3181161604
5thA379152407
6thB3182152006
7thA39681504
8thA302301
9thA3761100
10thB31231100
11thM51300

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1987

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 345.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1987

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1987: 159.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years