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EX4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,302 road traffic collisions in the EX4 postcode district, Exeter, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 1,215 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 73 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (82).

Collisions since 1979
6,302
276th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,462
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
76 people killed
Serious collisions
1,215
1,321 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
73
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
85
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EX4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal711.1%
  • Serious1,21519%
  • Slight5,01680%

What the data shows

  • EX4 had 750 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 1,206 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in EX4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,027 children under 16 were killed or injured in EX4, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in EX4.

Where EX4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
276th
Most casualties
397th
Most fatal collisions
656th
Most serious collisions
191st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday902 (14%)
  • Tuesday941 (15%)
  • Wednesday898 (14%)
  • Thursday1,025 (16%)
  • Friday1,065 (17%)
  • Saturday925 (15%)
  • Sunday546 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,858 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,227 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting166 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,528 (88%)
  • Roundabout340 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway249 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road151 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph258 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph5,275 (84%)
  • 40 mph105 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph30 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph489 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph139 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,016 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds860 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds114 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds84 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other136 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded53 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,859 (38%)
  • Pedestrian1,765 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist1,367 (18%)
  • Cyclist1,016 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant276 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant75 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EX4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EX4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EX4 peaked at 237 in 1985; 2025 had 73.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 73
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257385
20248293
20237387
20227394
20215565
20204858
201983106
201882100
201791108
201690114
2015102119
201492108
2013101114
2012116143
2011117130
2010107122
2009131156
2008134163
2007146182
2006160184
2005168212
2004119133
2003127153
2002127156
2001146170
2000172199
1999130167
1998142163
1997140168
1996145162
1995133154
1994153173
1993142172
1992149173
1991169208
1990177211
1989175208
1988174215
1987170198
1986183205
1985237284
1984192223
1983186213
1982190246
1981177201
1980164181
1979159183

Map of recent crashes in EX4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EX4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EX4

The 24 most recent collisions in EX4 happened between 9 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EX4

The B3212 has the most collisions in EX4, 917 of 6,302 (15%), followed by the A377 (453).

Collisions in EX4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB32129171,06913199
2ndA377453554790
3rdB3183346414376
4thB3181187228346
5thA3077133618
6thM575120315
7thA3964668015
8thA30155601
9thA3793400
10thB31823400
11thB33123301

Council areas covering EX4

Collisions in EX4 were recorded in 5 council areas. Exeter has 5,969 of 6,302 (95%).

Collisions in EX4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stExeter5,9696,942551,135
2ndTeignbridge1923011349
3rdEast Devon126198330
4thMid Devon81101
5thTorbay4500

Town in EX4

Of the 6,302 collisions in EX4, 5,534 (88%) were in Exeter.