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Exeter road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2017, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2016 (229), and casualties fell from 307.

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

Collisions in 2017
221
Down 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
273
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Exeter in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4219%
  • Slight17881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight22984%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2017 is highlighted, with 221, down 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 221
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (20%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (8.6%)
  • Sunday21 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.8%)
  • February20 (9%)
  • March16 (7.2%)
  • April17 (7.7%)
  • May11 (5%)
  • June15 (6.8%)
  • July18 (8.1%)
  • August16 (7.2%)
  • September15 (6.8%)
  • October28 (13%)
  • November28 (13%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (76%)
  • Wet or damp51 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (10%)
  • 30 mph173 (78%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (75%)
  • Roundabout29 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (47%)
  • Cyclist53 (19%)
  • Pedestrian50 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2038 (14%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (21%)
  • 36 to 4527 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5536 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.4%)
  • Over 7523 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (63%)
  • Passenger50 (18%)
  • Pedestrian50 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (13%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2017.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2017

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2017, with 32 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2017

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2017: 12, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3212121401
2ndA37781101
3rdA301571103
4thB31837801
5thM561000
6thA303300
7thA3793400
8thA3963301
9thB31813401
10thB31232200
11thA30521200
12thA3741100
13thA3801101

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2017

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 185.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2017

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2017: 87.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years