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Exeter road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1992, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1991 (365), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 1992
336
Down 8% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
398
Down 8% on 1991
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1992

0.9% of collisions in Exeter in 1992 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8024%
  • Slight25375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8421%
  • Slight31078%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1992 is highlighted, with 336, down 8% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 336
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.4%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March20 (6%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June30 (8.9%)
  • July26 (7.7%)
  • August24 (7.1%)
  • September24 (7.1%)
  • October43 (13%)
  • November30 (8.9%)
  • December40 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (61%)
  • Wet or damp124 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (85%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph32 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (39%)
  • Pedestrian86 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (18%)
  • Cyclist58 (15%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (15%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (59%)
  • Pedestrian86 (22%)
  • Passenger79 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (64%)
  • Motorcycle73 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1992.

Collisions
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1992

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1992: 46, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32124649111
2ndB3183334314
3rdA377212607
4thB3182162505
5thB3181141605
6thA379121704
7thA303400
8thA3961101

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1992

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 284.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1992

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1992: 141.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1992, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years