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Exeter road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2016, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2015 (262), and casualties rose from 300.

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

Collisions in 2016
229
Down 13% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
307
Up 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2016

None of the collisions in Exeter in 2016 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight19987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious309.8%
  • Slight27790%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2016 is highlighted, with 229, down 13% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7%)
  • February22 (9.6%)
  • March15 (6.6%)
  • April16 (7%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June10 (4.4%)
  • July17 (7.4%)
  • August16 (7%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October19 (8.3%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (75%)
  • Wet or damp55 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (10%)
  • 30 mph182 (79%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (78%)
  • Roundabout27 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (46%)
  • Cyclist56 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (11%)
  • 16 to 2046 (15%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3561 (20%)
  • 36 to 4535 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 753 (1%)
  • Over 757 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (66%)
  • Passenger73 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car298 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (13%)
  • Motorcycle50 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2016.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2016

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2016, with 32 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2016

The A3015 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2016: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3015202402
2ndB3212162101
3rdA377111204
4thB3183101801
5thA37991001
6thB31814500
7thA37633000
8thA3963300
9thA302201
10thA381101
11thM51100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2016

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 195.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2016

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2016: 92.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years