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Exeter road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2009, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2008 (350), and casualties fell from 420.

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

Collisions in 2009
297
Down 15% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
358
Down 15% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
5.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2009

1% of collisions in Exeter in 2009 were fatal and 5.4% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious165.4%
  • Slight27894%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious164.5%
  • Slight33995%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2009 is highlighted, with 297, down 15% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 297
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday59 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (10%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.1%)
  • February18 (6.1%)
  • March35 (12%)
  • April21 (7.1%)
  • May20 (6.7%)
  • June22 (7.4%)
  • July25 (8.4%)
  • August19 (6.4%)
  • September19 (6.4%)
  • October27 (9.1%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (71%)
  • Wet or damp79 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (7.7%)
  • 30 mph249 (84%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (78%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (52%)
  • Pedestrian69 (19%)
  • Cyclist55 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2052 (15%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (20%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (10%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (61%)
  • Passenger71 (20%)
  • Pedestrian69 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (12%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2009.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2009

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2009, with 60 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2009

The A3015, A377 and B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2009, with 13 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3015132110
2ndA377131400
3rdB3212131511
4thB3183121300
5thA37991500
6thM55700
7thA3962300
8thB31812200
9thA301100
10thB31821100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2009

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 262.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2009

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2009: 124.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years