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Exeter road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2011, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2010 (265), and casualties rose from 318.

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

Collisions in 2011
271
Up 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
333
Up 5% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2011

None of the collisions in Exeter in 2011 were fatal and 7.4% were serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious207.4%
  • Slight25193%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious216.3%
  • Slight31294%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2011 is highlighted, with 271, up 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 271
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (19%)
  • Thursday52 (19%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (9.6%)
  • Sunday22 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.6%)
  • February15 (5.5%)
  • March24 (8.9%)
  • April17 (6.3%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June22 (8.1%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August18 (6.6%)
  • September19 (7%)
  • October24 (8.9%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December24 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (78%)
  • Wet or damp59 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (10%)
  • 30 mph206 (76%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (78%)
  • Roundabout28 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (49%)
  • Pedestrian69 (21%)
  • Cyclist52 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2533 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3562 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (60%)
  • Pedestrian69 (21%)
  • Passenger64 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (12%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2011.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2011

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2011, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2011

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2011: 28, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3183283901
2ndA3015274003
3rdB3212252802
4thA377243100
5thA379152103
6thB31233300
7thM53500
8thA3762200
9thA3962200
10thA301100
11thB31811100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2011

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 243.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2011

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2011: 111.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years