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Exeter road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2015, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2014 (229), and casualties rose from 266.

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

Collisions in 2015
262
Up 14% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
300
Up 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2015

1.1% of collisions in Exeter in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight22887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3110%
  • Slight26689%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2015 is highlighted, with 262, up 14% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 262
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (19%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (6.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.9%)
  • February14 (5.3%)
  • March24 (9.2%)
  • April18 (6.9%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June12 (4.6%)
  • July22 (8.4%)
  • August17 (6.5%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December19 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (74%)
  • Wet or damp67 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (6.9%)
  • 30 mph221 (84%)
  • 40 mph13 (5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (76%)
  • Roundabout37 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (39%)
  • Cyclist67 (22%)
  • Pedestrian55 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (15%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2037 (12%)
  • 21 to 2544 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (20%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.7%)
  • Over 7510 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (69%)
  • Pedestrian55 (18%)
  • Passenger37 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (15%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2015.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2015

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2015, with 41 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2015

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2015: 27, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3212273005
2ndB3183202503
3rdA377192002
4thA3015182412
5thA379141600
6thB318181011
7thA305500
8thB31235601
9thM54700
10thA3961200

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2015

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 237.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2015

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2015: 117.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2015.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years