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Exeter road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2004, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (451), and casualties rose from 546.

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

Collisions in 2004
452
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
561
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
5.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Exeter in 2004 were fatal and 5.5% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious255.5%
  • Slight42293%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious305.3%
  • Slight52694%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2004 is highlighted, with 452, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (17%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.2%)
  • February36 (8%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April33 (7.3%)
  • May37 (8.2%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July41 (9.1%)
  • August39 (8.6%)
  • September38 (8.4%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November33 (7.3%)
  • December25 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (94%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (64%)
  • Wet or damp154 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph18 (4%)
  • 30 mph252 (56%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph103 (23%)
  • 70 mph54 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (61%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (17%)
  • 21 to 2557 (10%)
  • 26 to 3597 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (10%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded56 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (60%)
  • Passenger130 (23%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car651 (80%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had the 175th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2004

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2004, with 71 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2004

The M5 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2004: 27, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5274013
2ndB3212263410
3rdA30243702
4thA379192601
5thA377182503
6thB3183111202
7thA3052102002
8thA38101300
9thA301591110
10thB318191200
11thA37681001
12thA38081001
13thA3966900
14thB31793400
15thA32122200
16thB31232200
17thB31802200
18thB31822200
19thA30161100
20thA30721100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2004

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 287.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2004

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2004: 142.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years