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Exeter road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2014, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2013 (244), and casualties fell from 283.

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

Collisions in 2014
229
Down 6% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
266
Down 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2014

1.7% of collisions in Exeter in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3214%
  • Slight19384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight22785%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2014 is highlighted, with 229, down 6% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 229
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (18%)
  • Tuesday41 (18%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (9.2%)
  • Sunday21 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.4%)
  • February15 (6.6%)
  • March17 (7.4%)
  • April14 (6.1%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July22 (9.6%)
  • August18 (7.9%)
  • September22 (9.6%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November22 (9.6%)
  • December17 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (77%)
  • Wet or damp52 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (8.7%)
  • 30 mph186 (81%)
  • 40 mph16 (7%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (79%)
  • Roundabout23 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (44%)
  • Cyclist57 (21%)
  • Pedestrian43 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (15%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (3%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (16%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (10%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.9%)
  • Over 7512 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (69%)
  • Pedestrian43 (16%)
  • Passenger39 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (13%)
  • Motorcycle39 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Exeter ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2014.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2014

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2014, with 41 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2014

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2014: 25, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3212253706
2ndA3015202412
3rdA377192103
4thB3183192102
5thA379121313
6thB31818901
7thA306600
8thM55602
9thB31233300
10thA3761100
11thB32271200

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2014

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 206.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2014

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2014: 103.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years