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Exeter road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2019, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2018 (213), and casualties fell from 255.

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

Collisions in 2019
215
Up 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
254
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2019

0.5% of collisions in Exeter in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4521%
  • Slight16979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4819%
  • Slight20581%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2019 is highlighted, with 215, up 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 215
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (20%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.8%)
  • February14 (6.5%)
  • March22 (10%)
  • April16 (7.4%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June14 (6.5%)
  • July16 (7.4%)
  • August16 (7.4%)
  • September20 (9.3%)
  • October17 (7.9%)
  • November21 (9.8%)
  • December15 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (72%)
  • Wet or damp58 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph186 (87%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (74%)
  • Roundabout30 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (38%)
  • Cyclist52 (20%)
  • Pedestrian52 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2029 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3547 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (18%)
  • 46 to 5536 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.9%)
  • Over 7516 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (66%)
  • Pedestrian52 (20%)
  • Passenger34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (14%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2019.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2019

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2019, with 32 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2019

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2019: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3212192304
2ndA377172202
3rdA3015151802
4thB3183151904
5thM561202
6thA3795501
7thA3764502
8thB31234411
9thB31813300
10thA3961101

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2019

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 191.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2019

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2019: 97.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years