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Exeter road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1997, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (359), and casualties rose from 433.

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

Collisions in 1997
378
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
448
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1997

None of the collisions in Exeter in 1997 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight33288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight39889%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1997 is highlighted, with 378, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 378
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (18%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (18%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.9%)
  • February41 (11%)
  • March27 (7.1%)
  • April33 (8.7%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June24 (6.3%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August24 (6.3%)
  • September27 (7.1%)
  • October34 (9%)
  • November29 (7.7%)
  • December32 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (69%)
  • Wet or damp114 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph320 (85%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph29 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (87%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (48%)
  • Pedestrian82 (18%)
  • Cyclist75 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2058 (13%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (21%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (60%)
  • Passenger98 (22%)
  • Pedestrian82 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (10%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1997.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 2 other areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1997

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1997: 36, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3183364402
2ndA377324404
3rdB3212323405
4thA379192405
5thB3181142202
6thA3015131802
7thB3182131601
8thB31234600
9thA303400
10thA3763400
11thM53300
12thA3801100
13thA3961101
14thB31801100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1997

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 319.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1997

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1997: 153.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years