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Exeter road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2003, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2002 (372), and casualties rose from 450.

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

Collisions in 2003
451
Up 21% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
546
Up 21% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2003

1.1% of collisions in Exeter in 2003 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious388.4%
  • Slight40890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious417.5%
  • Slight50092%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2003 is highlighted, with 451, up 21% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (17%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday77 (17%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.1%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March34 (7.5%)
  • April28 (6.2%)
  • May42 (9.3%)
  • June27 (6%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August34 (7.5%)
  • September31 (6.9%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November53 (12%)
  • December44 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (95%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (63%)
  • Wet or damp164 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph265 (59%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph89 (20%)
  • 70 mph36 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (16%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (59%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (18%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3596 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (61%)
  • Passenger126 (23%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (75%)
  • Motorcycle82 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2003.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2003

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2003, with 57 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2003

The A379 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2003: 29, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379293312
2ndA30243001
3rdB3212232803
4thB3183171903
5thM5172600
6thA377162211
7thA38131600
8thA3015121401
9thB318191200
10thA37681001
11thA30526901
12thA38061002
13thA3965620
14thB31824600
15thB31803300
16thB31232200
17thB31842300
18thA3011100
19thA351200
20thA3721100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2003

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 294.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2003

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2003: 166.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years