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Exeter road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2010, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (297), and casualties fell from 358.

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

Collisions in 2010
265
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
318
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Exeter in 2010 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious249.1%
  • Slight24091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious247.5%
  • Slight29392%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2010 is highlighted, with 265, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 265
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (19%)
  • Thursday44 (17%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (6.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (3.8%)
  • February17 (6.4%)
  • March24 (9.1%)
  • April21 (7.9%)
  • May18 (6.8%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July19 (7.2%)
  • August26 (9.8%)
  • September14 (5.3%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November40 (15%)
  • December20 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (75%)
  • Wet or damp61 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph230 (87%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (74%)
  • Roundabout31 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (45%)
  • Cyclist64 (20%)
  • Pedestrian60 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2056 (18%)
  • 21 to 2526 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3545 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (18%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (65%)
  • Pedestrian60 (19%)
  • Passenger51 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (14%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2010.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2010

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2010, with 57 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2010

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2010: 11, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3183111301
2ndA379101402
3rdB3212101300
4thA301591300
5thA37791701
6thB31814501
7thA3962301
8thM52200
9thA301100
10thA3761101
11thB31231200
12thB31821100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2010

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 228.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2010

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2010: 102.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years