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Plymouth road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,068 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1979, and 1,353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 305 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 39,632 collisions in Plymouth.

Collisions in 1979
1,068
Casualties in 1979
1,353
Fatal collisions
19
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
305
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1979

1.8% of collisions in Plymouth in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious30529%
  • Slight74470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.6%
  • Serious35026%
  • Slight98173%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,068.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025420503
2024423523
2023394474
2022371470
2021395488
2020381470
2019483610
2018465598
2017546722
2016538698
2015619804
2014598792
2013633830
2012587736
2011706916
2010716919
2009680885
2008722890
20079071,122
20069041,121
20058791,076
20049401,152
20039301,119
20029421,138
20019541,157
20009581,181
19999721,211
19981,0221,252
19971,0541,356
19961,0701,360
19951,0421,282
19941,0091,229
19931,0931,265
19921,0571,283
19911,0691,286
19901,1511,439
19899991,214
19881,1141,336
19871,0571,306
19861,1321,421
19851,1491,379
19841,2311,485
19831,1911,477
19821,0731,388
19819881,226
19801,0001,255
19791,0681,353

When and where crashes happen in Plymouth in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (14%)
  • Tuesday155 (15%)
  • Wednesday149 (14%)
  • Thursday159 (15%)
  • Friday197 (18%)
  • Saturday142 (13%)
  • Sunday116 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.1%)
  • February59 (5.5%)
  • March98 (9.2%)
  • April84 (7.9%)
  • May96 (9%)
  • June77 (7.2%)
  • July98 (9.2%)
  • August85 (8%)
  • September78 (7.3%)
  • October89 (8.3%)
  • November112 (10%)
  • December106 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight721 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds812 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (19%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry673 (63%)
  • Wet or damp375 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph911 (85%)
  • 40 mph100 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph31 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway745 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway230 (22%)
  • Roundabout72 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant491 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist394 (29%)
  • Pedestrian282 (21%)
  • Cyclist86 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1063 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15113 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20380 (28%)
  • 21 to 25185 (14%)
  • 26 to 35216 (16%)
  • 36 to 45126 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5583 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.3%)
  • Over 7525 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider726 (54%)
  • Passenger345 (25%)
  • Pedestrian282 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,044 (59%)
  • Motorcycle418 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Plymouth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Plymouth ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 72nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1979

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1979: 149, including 4 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374149180441
2ndA386102124124
3rdA38886100023
4thA3880113329
5thA30413343110
6thA30423135110
7thB3238273809
8thA3081212509
9thA379212612
10thB3240141604
11thB3241131805
12thB3244131803
13thB33738912
14thA30437801
15thB32393811
16thB32433301
17thB32452200
18thA301100
19thA30731100
20thA881100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1979

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 915.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1979

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1979: 180.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1979, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years