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Exeter road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1991, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (392), and casualties fell from 469.

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

Collisions in 1991
365
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
432
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1991

1.4% of collisions in Exeter in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7320%
  • Slight28779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight34780%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1991 is highlighted, with 365, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 365
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (20%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February25 (6.8%)
  • March27 (7.4%)
  • April31 (8.5%)
  • May29 (7.9%)
  • June25 (6.8%)
  • July31 (8.5%)
  • August18 (4.9%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December34 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (63%)
  • Wet or damp130 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (82%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph31 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (40%)
  • Pedestrian93 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (17%)
  • Cyclist58 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (21%)
  • 21 to 2569 (16%)
  • 26 to 3573 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (58%)
  • Pedestrian93 (22%)
  • Passenger90 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (66%)
  • Motorcycle76 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1991.

Collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1991

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1991: 49, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32124960011
2ndB3183374106
3rdA377273404
4thA379182224
5thB3181131503
6thB3182111401
7thA30101402
8thA3962300
9thB32131100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1991

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 312.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1991

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1991: 160.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years