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Exeter road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Exeter in 2025, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2024 (194), and casualties rose from 217.

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

Collisions in 2025
189
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
226
Up 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Exeter in 2025

1.6% of collisions in Exeter in 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 18% in Exeter from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight15984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious2712%
  • Slight19687%

Exeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Exeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 513 in 2005. 2025 is highlighted, with 189, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 189
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (18%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (9%)
  • Sunday18 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.9%)
  • February19 (10%)
  • March14 (7.4%)
  • April13 (6.9%)
  • May17 (9%)
  • June16 (8.5%)
  • July19 (10%)
  • August14 (7.4%)
  • September11 (5.8%)
  • October18 (9.5%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December14 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (76%)
  • Wet or damp44 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (20%)
  • 30 mph120 (63%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (77%)
  • Roundabout22 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Exeter in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (42%)
  • Cyclist51 (23%)
  • Pedestrian36 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (13%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2023 (10%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3531 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (18%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.3%)
  • Over 7522 (9.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (71%)
  • Pedestrian36 (16%)
  • Passenger29 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (15%)
  • Motorcycle33 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Exeter in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Exeter ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Exeter had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2025.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Exeter in 2025

St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Exeter in 2025, with 24 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Exeter with the most crashes in 2025

The A377 had the most collisions in Exeter in 2025: 13.

Roads ranked by collisions in Exeter, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377131800
2ndA379111502
3rdB3183111801
4thB3212111204
5thA3015101200
6thM56700
7thB31815500
8thA3964501
9thA303800
10thA3762202
11thB31232200

Towns in Exeter: crashes in 2025

Exeter itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 152.

Postcode districts in Exeter: crashes in 2025

EX2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Exeter in 2025: 73.

Latest crashes in Exeter in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Exeter in 2025, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Exeter road accidents in other years