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Exeter road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2021, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2020 (140), and casualties rose from 169.

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

Collisions in 2021
147
Up 5% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
180
Up 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2021

2% of collisions in Exeter in 2021 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2618%
  • Slight11880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight15083%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2021 is highlighted, with 147, up 5% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 147
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (18%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday39 (27%)
  • Saturday11 (7.5%)
  • Sunday10 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (2.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.8%)
  • February9 (6.1%)
  • March13 (8.8%)
  • April8 (5.4%)
  • May13 (8.8%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July13 (8.8%)
  • August17 (12%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October8 (5.4%)
  • November15 (10%)
  • December11 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (78%)
  • Wet or damp33 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph121 (82%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (2%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (16%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant77 (43%)
  • Cyclist40 (22%)
  • Pedestrian36 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (11%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2519 (11%)
  • 26 to 3531 (17%)
  • 36 to 4520 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (17%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.7%)
  • Over 759 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (69%)
  • Pedestrian36 (20%)
  • Passenger20 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (15%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2021.

Collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2021

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2021, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2021

The A3015 and A377 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2021, with 16 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3015162213
2ndA377162104
3rdB3212131711
4thA3797901
5thB31837700
6thM54600
7thA303401
8thA3762200
9thB31232202
10thB31812201

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2021

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 127.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2021

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2021: 71.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2021.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years