Exmouth road traffic accidents
Exmouth recorded 1,173 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 1,415 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 131 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were up 13% on 2023.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 131
- Casualties
- 1,415
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 131
- Casualties
- 1,415
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Exmouth
Roads in Exmouth
Postcode districts in Exmouth
Accidents in Exmouth
Road collision statistics for Exmouth
Collisions recorded
1,173
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,415
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
131
11.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Exmouth
Collisions in Exmouth are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.2% of the total), with 14.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.4% of recorded collisions in Exmouth happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Exmouth have produced 1,415 casualties. Pedestrians account for 22.5% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 129 collisions, Monday 167 collisions, Tuesday 147 collisions, Wednesday 188 collisions, Thursday 189 collisions, Friday 202 collisions, Saturday 151 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,004 collisions, Darkness 169 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,072 collisions, Roundabout 51 collisions, Other 15 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, One way street 11 collisions, Dual carriageway 11 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 20 collisions, 30 mph 1,022 collisions, 40 mph 30 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 100 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 982 collisions, Raining no high winds 129 collisions, Other 25 collisions, Raining + high winds 16 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 855 casualties, Passenger 242 casualties, Pedestrian 318 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Exmouth
How many road accidents have there been in Exmouth?
1,173 collisions have been recorded in Exmouth in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 1,415 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Exmouth were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 131 were serious — 11.7% of all recorded collisions in Exmouth resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Exmouth?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Exmouth, accounting for 17.2% of them, and 14.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Exmouth happen on?
91.4% of collisions in Exmouth are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Exmouth?
Pedestrians make up 22.5% of the 1,415 casualties recorded in Exmouth.
Is road safety in Exmouth getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Exmouth rose 13% in 2024 compared with 2023. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Exmouth come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Exmouth cover 1999 to 2024.