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Exeter road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2013, and 283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2012 (273), and casualties fell from 344.

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

Collisions in 2013
244
Down 11% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
283
Down 18% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2013

None of the collisions in Exeter in 2013 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight20785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight24486%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2013 is highlighted, with 244, down 11% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 244
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday42 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March22 (9%)
  • April18 (7.4%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June18 (7.4%)
  • July17 (7%)
  • August15 (6.1%)
  • September21 (8.6%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December12 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (76%)
  • Wet or damp58 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (13%)
  • 30 mph199 (82%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (75%)
  • Roundabout31 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (41%)
  • Cyclist64 (23%)
  • Pedestrian52 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2044 (16%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (22%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (65%)
  • Pedestrian52 (18%)
  • Passenger46 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car299 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (15%)
  • Motorcycle41 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2013.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2013

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2013, with 53 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2013

The B3183 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2013: 31, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3183313907
2ndA3015263104
3rdB3212263006
4thA377192503
5thB31817702
6thA3796600
7thB31233301
8thA302300
9thA3761100
10thA3961100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2013

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 224.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2013

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2013: 95.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years