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Exeter road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 1999, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (337), and casualties rose from 413.

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

Collisions in 1999
343
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
417
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 1999

0.6% of collisions in Exeter in 1999 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious349.9%
  • Slight30790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious378.9%
  • Slight37891%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 1999 is highlighted, with 343, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 343
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday39 (11%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.1%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March26 (7.6%)
  • April40 (12%)
  • May27 (7.9%)
  • June25 (7.3%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August29 (8.5%)
  • September23 (6.7%)
  • October28 (8.2%)
  • November29 (8.5%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (93%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (6.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (68%)
  • Wet or damp108 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph292 (85%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph24 (7%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (85%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (51%)
  • Pedestrian66 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (15%)
  • Cyclist53 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (10%)
  • 16 to 2077 (18%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3594 (23%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (61%)
  • Passenger98 (24%)
  • Pedestrian66 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (75%)
  • Motorcycle63 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1999.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 1999

The A377 and B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 1999, with 27 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377273703
2ndB3183273304
3rdB3182171803
4thB3212162302
5thA379121301
6thB318181101
7thA30156900
8thM55700
9thA304400
10thA3763500
11thA3963300
12thA30522200
13thB31232200

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 1999

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 286.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 1999

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 1999: 135.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years