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Exeter road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2001, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (394), and casualties rose from 462.

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

Collisions in 2001
398
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
474
Up 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2001

None of the collisions in Exeter in 2001 were fatal and 9.5% were serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious389.5%
  • Slight36090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious398.2%
  • Slight43592%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2001 is highlighted, with 398, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 398
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (18%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.8%)
  • February27 (6.8%)
  • March33 (8.3%)
  • April41 (10%)
  • May29 (7.3%)
  • June39 (9.8%)
  • July26 (6.5%)
  • August35 (8.8%)
  • September26 (6.5%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November32 (8%)
  • December33 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (96%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (68%)
  • Wet or damp122 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph319 (80%)
  • 40 mph28 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (10%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (50%)
  • Pedestrian82 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (16%)
  • Cyclist61 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2094 (20%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (61%)
  • Passenger103 (22%)
  • Pedestrian82 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (72%)
  • Motorcycle78 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Exeter

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Exeter ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2001.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 3 other areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2001

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2001, with 56 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2001

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2001: 21, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3183212101
2ndB3212182101
3rdA379162100
4thA377151800
5thA30131601
6thB3182101300
7thA301581002
8thB31817800
9thM56800
10thA3962201
11thA3761100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2001

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 332.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2001

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2001: 174.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2001.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years