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Exeter road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2008, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 31% on 2007 (509), and casualties fell from 646.

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

Collisions in 2008
350
Down 31% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
420
Down 35% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Exeter in 2008 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious298.3%
  • Slight31991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious296.9%
  • Slight38892%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2008 is highlighted, with 350, down 31% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 350
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (18%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.6%)
  • February46 (13%)
  • March35 (10%)
  • April28 (8%)
  • May26 (7.4%)
  • June18 (5.1%)
  • July27 (7.7%)
  • August28 (8%)
  • September32 (9.1%)
  • October22 (6.3%)
  • November24 (6.9%)
  • December34 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (86%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (73%)
  • Wet or damp93 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph248 (71%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph48 (14%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (11%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (51%)
  • Pedestrian73 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (14%)
  • Cyclist56 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2082 (20%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (17%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (66%)
  • Pedestrian73 (17%)
  • Passenger71 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (74%)
  • Motorcycle59 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2008.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2008

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2008, with 78 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2008

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2008: 19, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3212192101
2ndA379121510
3rdA3015111402
4thB3183111501
5thA37791001
6thA305602
7thA3964400
8thA3763600
9thA382201
10thB31792201
11thB31812300
12thB31822200
13thA30521301
14thA3801200
15thA3861100
16thM51100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2008

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 293.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2008

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2008: 131.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years