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Exeter road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2023, and 182 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2022 (156), and casualties fell from 197.

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

Collisions in 2023
159
Up 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
182
Down 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2023

None of the collisions in Exeter in 2023 were fatal and 26% were serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4226%
  • Slight11774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4223%
  • Slight14077%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2023 is highlighted, with 159, up 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 159
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (20%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday20 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday15 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (12%)
  • February12 (7.5%)
  • March11 (6.9%)
  • April10 (6.3%)
  • May15 (9.4%)
  • June12 (7.5%)
  • July10 (6.3%)
  • August8 (5%)
  • September27 (17%)
  • October13 (8.2%)
  • November14 (8.8%)
  • December8 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (72%)
  • Wet or damp44 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (14%)
  • 30 mph118 (74%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (72%)
  • Roundabout19 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (38%)
  • Cyclist50 (27%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2021 (12%)
  • 21 to 2525 (14%)
  • 26 to 3524 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (20%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.9%)
  • Over 7511 (6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (70%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)
  • Passenger24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car192 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (17%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2023.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2023

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2023, with 24 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2023

The A379 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2023: 15, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379152206
2ndA377141602
3rdB3183141401
4thB3212141806
5thA30159902
6thB31235500
7thB31814402
8thM54600
9thA302200

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2023

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 136.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2023

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2023: 67.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2023.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years