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Exeter road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1993, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1992 (336), and casualties rose from 398.

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

Collisions in 1993
373
Up 11% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
439
Up 10% on 1992
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1993

0.5% of collisions in Exeter in 1993 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8322%
  • Slight28877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8920%
  • Slight34879%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1993 is highlighted, with 373, up 11% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 373
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (19%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.2%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April28 (7.5%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July21 (5.6%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October37 (9.9%)
  • November32 (8.6%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (62%)
  • Wet or damp139 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph310 (83%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph32 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (86%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (42%)
  • Pedestrian104 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (15%)
  • Cyclist58 (13%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7520 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (59%)
  • Pedestrian104 (24%)
  • Passenger75 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (68%)
  • Motorcycle70 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1993.

Collisions
242nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
321st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1993

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1993: 52, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32125267010
2ndB3183404509
3rdA377242907
4thB3182222405
5thB3181202304
6thA379131902
7thA307801
8thA3962400
9thB31232200
10thA351100
11thA3761100
12thB31801100
13thB33121101
14thM51100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1993

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 323.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1993

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1993: 137.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years