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Exeter road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1989, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (397), and casualties rose from 465.

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

Collisions in 1989
437
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
512
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1989

2.5% of collisions in Exeter in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight34980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight42082%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1989 is highlighted, with 437, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 437
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (9.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.2%)
  • February26 (5.9%)
  • March38 (8.7%)
  • April36 (8.2%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July37 (8.5%)
  • August38 (8.7%)
  • September34 (7.8%)
  • October36 (8.2%)
  • November38 (8.7%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (73%)
  • Wet or damp117 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph378 (86%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (82%)
  • Roundabout35 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (24%)
  • Pedestrian119 (23%)
  • Cyclist62 (12%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20117 (23%)
  • 21 to 2580 (16%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (61%)
  • Pedestrian119 (23%)
  • Passenger81 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (62%)
  • Motorcycle123 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Exeter

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Exeter ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 1989.

Collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1989

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1989: 61, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32126171313
2ndB31835661111
3rdA377353819
4thB3181212403
5thA379202614
6thB3182172112
7thA305600
8thA3963810
9thA382300
10thB31232200
11thA3761100
12thA3801101
13thM51100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1989

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 375.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1989

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1989: 164.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1989, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years