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Exeter road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1996, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1995 (364), and casualties rose from 426.

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

Collisions in 1996
359
Down 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
433
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Exeter in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight31387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight38388%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1996 is highlighted, with 359, down 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 359
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (19%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.8%)
  • February23 (6.4%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April28 (7.8%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July25 (7%)
  • August26 (7.2%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October35 (9.7%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December31 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (60%)
  • Wet or damp140 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph289 (81%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph41 (11%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (51%)
  • Pedestrian89 (21%)
  • Cyclist56 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2063 (15%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (57%)
  • Passenger96 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1996.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1996

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1996: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3183344606
2ndA377313602
3rdB3212293613
4thB3181212402
5thA379182304
6thB3182172411
7thA304601
8thA30521100
9thA3761410
10thB21831100
11thB31851100
12thM51100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1996

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 301.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1996

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1996: 140.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years