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Exeter road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2022, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2021 (147), and casualties rose from 180.

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

Collisions in 2022
156
Up 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
197
Up 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Exeter in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4529%
  • Slight11071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4523%
  • Slight15177%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2022 is highlighted, with 156, up 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 156
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday28 (18%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9%)
  • February14 (9%)
  • March12 (7.7%)
  • April10 (6.4%)
  • May15 (9.6%)
  • June12 (7.7%)
  • July9 (5.8%)
  • August16 (10%)
  • September10 (6.4%)
  • October15 (9.6%)
  • November18 (12%)
  • December11 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (77%)
  • Wet or damp36 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (14%)
  • 30 mph124 (79%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (85%)
  • Roundabout11 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (42%)
  • Cyclist44 (22%)
  • Pedestrian37 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2031 (16%)
  • 21 to 2528 (14%)
  • 26 to 3530 (15%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.6%)
  • Over 755 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (63%)
  • Pedestrian37 (19%)
  • Passenger36 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car166 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (16%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2022.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2022

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2022, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2022

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2022: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3212181902
2ndA3015172003
3rdB318391001
4thA37781901
5thA3794402
6thB31813402
7thM52300
8thA301101
9thA3761100
10thA3961100
11thB31231101
12thB31821200

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2022

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 141.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2022

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2022: 68.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2022, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2022.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years