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Exeter road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2006, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (513), and casualties fell from 661.

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

Collisions in 2006
499
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
616
Down 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
5% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2006

0.6% of collisions in Exeter in 2006 were fatal and 5% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious255%
  • Slight47194%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious274.4%
  • Slight58595%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2006 is highlighted, with 499, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (17%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.2%)
  • February26 (5.2%)
  • March27 (5.4%)
  • April26 (5.2%)
  • May48 (9.6%)
  • June55 (11%)
  • July55 (11%)
  • August35 (7%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October47 (9.4%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December46 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (63%)
  • Wet or damp180 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (4%)
  • 30 mph232 (46%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph200 (40%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (60%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)
  • Cyclist70 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20131 (21%)
  • 21 to 2552 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 45102 (17%)
  • 46 to 5562 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded55 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (65%)
  • Passenger121 (20%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had the 134th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2006

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2006, with 71 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2006

The A379 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2006: 24, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379243022
2ndA377192402
3rdA30182901
4thB3183182402
5thM5172400
6thB3212161701
7thA3015132101
8thB318181000
9thA39671010
10thA305261000
11thA37661000
12thA384800
13thB31233400
14thA3802500
15thB31782200
16thB31792200
17thB31822200
18thA3031100
19thA3971100
20thB30521101

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2006

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 337.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2006

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2006: 172.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years