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Exeter road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2024, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2023 (159), and casualties rose from 182.

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

Collisions in 2024
194
Up 22% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
217
Up 19% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2024

1% of collisions in Exeter in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3719%
  • Slight15580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17681%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2024 is highlighted, with 194, up 22% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 194
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (21%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday10 (5.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.2%)
  • February17 (8.8%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April14 (7.2%)
  • May17 (8.8%)
  • June18 (9.3%)
  • July12 (6.2%)
  • August16 (8.2%)
  • September16 (8.2%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November12 (6.2%)
  • December17 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (73%)
  • Wet or damp52 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (19%)
  • 30 mph133 (69%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (36%)
  • Cyclist53 (24%)
  • Pedestrian49 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2521 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3550 (23%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (15%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (66%)
  • Pedestrian49 (23%)
  • Passenger24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (9%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2024.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2024

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2024, with 28 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2024

The B3212 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2024: 21, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3212212401
2ndB3183171705
3rdA377161902
4thA3015151602
5thA37981002
6thM571002
7thB31815601
8thB31233301
9thA302201
10thA3961100
11thB31821100

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2024

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 163.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2024

EX4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2024: 75.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Exeter road accidents in other years