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Exeter road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2018, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (221), and casualties fell from 273.

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

Collisions in 2018
213
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
255
Down 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2018

1.9% of collisions in Exeter in 2018 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4119%
  • Slight16879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight20982%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2018 is highlighted, with 213, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 213
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday46 (22%)
  • Saturday22 (10%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February18 (8.5%)
  • March12 (5.6%)
  • April17 (8%)
  • May16 (7.5%)
  • June11 (5.2%)
  • July18 (8.5%)
  • August16 (7.5%)
  • September12 (5.6%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December19 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (66%)
  • Wet or damp69 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (8%)
  • 30 mph172 (81%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (39%)
  • Cyclist50 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (19%)
  • Pedestrian48 (19%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2038 (15%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (22%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.1%)
  • Over 758 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (71%)
  • Pedestrian48 (19%)
  • Passenger26 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (13%)
  • Motorcycle49 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2018.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2018

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2018, with 40 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2018

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2018: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3212171704
2ndB3183131601
3rdA3015101102
4thA377101212
5thA306812
6thA37961101
7thM56802
8thB31814600
9thA3962200
10thB31232200

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2018

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 183.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2018

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2018: 94.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2018, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years