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Exeter road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1998, and 413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1997 (378), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 1998
337
Down 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
413
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Exeter in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight29788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight36588%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1998 is highlighted, with 337, down 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 337
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.2%)
  • February26 (7.7%)
  • March23 (6.8%)
  • April34 (10%)
  • May18 (5.3%)
  • June25 (7.4%)
  • July29 (8.6%)
  • August23 (6.8%)
  • September29 (8.6%)
  • October33 (9.8%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December32 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (61%)
  • Wet or damp129 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph280 (83%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (52%)
  • Pedestrian85 (21%)
  • Cyclist63 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2058 (14%)
  • 21 to 2561 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (21%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 7519 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (58%)
  • Passenger87 (21%)
  • Pedestrian85 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (10%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1998.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1998

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1998: 24, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3183242801
2ndB3212202404
3rdA377161801
4thA379121600
5thB3181121502
6thB3182112102
7thA3081700
8thA301551111
9thA3765510
10thM55900
11thA3964502
12thA30522200
13thA281100
14thB30011100
15thB31231100
16thB31621201

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1998

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 274.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1998

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1998: 134.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years