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Exeter road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2002, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2001 (398), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 2002
372
Down 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
450
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2002

None of the collisions in Exeter in 2002 were fatal and 10% were serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3810%
  • Slight33490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious419.1%
  • Slight40991%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2002 is highlighted, with 372, down 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 372
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (17%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (19%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.4%)
  • February30 (8.1%)
  • March26 (7%)
  • April32 (8.6%)
  • May22 (5.9%)
  • June20 (5.4%)
  • July29 (7.8%)
  • August25 (6.7%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October34 (9.1%)
  • November47 (13%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (96%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (61%)
  • Wet or damp140 (38%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph284 (76%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph27 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (54%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2078 (17%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.7%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (59%)
  • Passenger106 (24%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (74%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2002.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2002

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2002, with 59 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2002

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2002: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3183202203
2ndA379172402
3rdA377141503
4thB3181131702
5thB3212121500
6thA30111300
7thA301591003
8thB318291400
9thM58900
10thA30521100
11thA3581101
12thA3731100
13thA3761100
14thA381100
15thA3801100
16thA3961100
17thB30051200
18thB30111100
19thB30151101
20thB31211100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2002

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 294.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2002

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2002: 144.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years