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Exeter road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 509 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2007, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2006 (499), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 2007
509
Up 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
646
Up 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Exeter in 2007 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious418.1%
  • Slight46090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious446.8%
  • Slight59492%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2007 is highlighted, with 509, up 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (17%)
  • Friday73 (14%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.7%)
  • February32 (6.3%)
  • March47 (9.2%)
  • April37 (7.3%)
  • May49 (9.6%)
  • June46 (9%)
  • July41 (8.1%)
  • August39 (7.7%)
  • September48 (9.4%)
  • October41 (8.1%)
  • November49 (9.6%)
  • December46 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds421 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (66%)
  • Wet or damp168 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph17 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph216 (42%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph188 (37%)
  • 70 mph44 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (19%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (58%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (11%)
  • Cyclist69 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20105 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (16%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded88 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (66%)
  • Passenger134 (21%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (74%)
  • Motorcycle77 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had the 121st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2007

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2007, with 74 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2007

The A30 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2007: 28, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30283512
2ndM5243222
3rdA379233221
4thA3052152502
5thB3212152201
6thA377141804
7thB3181101411
8thA301591302
9thA3891410
10thA3768900
11thB31838900
12thA3807701
13thB31806700
14thB317951102
15thA3964501
16thB31843300
17thA3751100
18thA3901100
19thB31231100
20thB31511200

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2007

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 309.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2007

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2007: 160.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years