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Exeter road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1988, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (389), and casualties fell from 468.

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

Collisions in 1988
397
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
465
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Exeter in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious9223%
  • Slight29975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious9921%
  • Slight36077%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1988 is highlighted, with 397, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 397
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February42 (11%)
  • March32 (8.1%)
  • April29 (7.3%)
  • May35 (8.8%)
  • June29 (7.3%)
  • July34 (8.6%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September36 (9.1%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November35 (8.8%)
  • December11 (2.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (64%)
  • Wet or damp140 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (83%)
  • 40 mph12 (3%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (85%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (37%)
  • Pedestrian116 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (24%)
  • Cyclist52 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20130 (28%)
  • 21 to 2579 (17%)
  • 26 to 3555 (12%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (58%)
  • Pedestrian116 (25%)
  • Passenger77 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (65%)
  • Motorcycle117 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1988.

Collisions
255th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1988

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1988: 52, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB31835258013
2ndB3212495618
3rdA377314128
4thB3182212714
5thB3181172116
6thA379142003
7thB31235701
8thA304401
9thA3963301
10thA381100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1988

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 338.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1988

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1988: 166.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 14 December 1988.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years