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Exeter road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2000, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1999 (343), and casualties rose from 417.

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

Collisions in 2000
394
Up 15% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
462
Up 11% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2000

0.8% of collisions in Exeter in 2000 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious389.6%
  • Slight35390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious4610%
  • Slight41389%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2000 is highlighted, with 394, up 15% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 394
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (18%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.8%)
  • February39 (9.9%)
  • March32 (8.1%)
  • April36 (9.1%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June24 (6.1%)
  • July28 (7.1%)
  • August39 (9.9%)
  • September27 (6.9%)
  • October33 (8.4%)
  • November33 (8.4%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (99%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (65%)
  • Wet or damp134 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3%)
  • 30 mph309 (78%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph23 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (46%)
  • Pedestrian90 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (15%)
  • Cyclist68 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2058 (13%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (22%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (63%)
  • Pedestrian90 (19%)
  • Passenger80 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (70%)
  • Motorcycle71 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2000.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2000

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2000: 22.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3183222400
2ndB3212212402
3rdA377162001
4thA379141810
5thB3181121411
6thB3182101101
7thA3061101
8thA30156900
9thM54502
10thA3963300
11thA30522302
12thA3762201
13thA30351100
14thA381100
15thB31231100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2000

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 333.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2000

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2000: 164.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years