Skip to main content
CrashStats

Exeter road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1990, and 469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1989 (437), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 1990
392
Down 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
469
Down 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Exeter in 1990 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious10326%
  • Slight28372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious12026%
  • Slight34373%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1990 is highlighted, with 392, down 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 392
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (19%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.9%)
  • February44 (11%)
  • March32 (8.2%)
  • April19 (4.8%)
  • May33 (8.4%)
  • June33 (8.4%)
  • July30 (7.7%)
  • August26 (6.6%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November30 (7.7%)
  • December33 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (65%)
  • Wet or damp134 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph326 (83%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph33 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (37%)
  • Pedestrian107 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (17%)
  • Cyclist50 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20117 (25%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (57%)
  • Pedestrian107 (23%)
  • Passenger97 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (63%)
  • Motorcycle83 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1990.

Collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1990

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1990: 57, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32125771215
2ndB31833740012
3rdA377293516
4thB3182263415
5thB3181131603
6thA37991404
7thA3965602
8thM55603
9thA303400
10thA383401
11thA3803300
12thB31232201
13thA30521100
14thA3731101
15thA3761100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1990

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 318.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1990

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1990: 164.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1990, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years