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Exeter road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2005, and 661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2004 (452), and casualties rose from 561.

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

Collisions in 2005
513
Up 13% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
661
Up 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
4.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2005

1.6% of collisions in Exeter in 2005 were fatal and 4.9% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious254.9%
  • Slight48094%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious263.9%
  • Slight62795%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2005 is highlighted, with 513, up 13% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (18%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.6%)
  • February39 (7.6%)
  • March37 (7.2%)
  • April26 (5.1%)
  • May41 (8%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August48 (9.4%)
  • September35 (6.8%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November50 (9.7%)
  • December32 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight484 (94%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (62%)
  • Wet or damp186 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph230 (45%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph208 (41%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (60%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (15%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (15%)
  • 36 to 4585 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded113 (17%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (66%)
  • Passenger142 (21%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (77%)
  • Motorcycle81 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had the 132nd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2005

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2005, with 83 collisions.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2005

The A379 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2005: 23, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379232913
2ndA30203000
3rdA3015203511
4thA377203100
5thB3183202400
6thB3212202900
7thB3181182510
8thM5142101
9thA376111621
10thA305271000
11thA3861000
12thB31805800
13thB31234512
14thB31823300
15thA3962400
16thA30721200
17thA3801100
18thB30151100
19thB3131100
20thB31781100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2005

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 361.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2005

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2005: 170.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years