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Plymouth road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,000 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1980, and 1,255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 340 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (1,068), and casualties fell from 1,353.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,000
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,255
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
340
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1980

1.2% of collisions in Plymouth in 1980 were fatal and 34% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious34034%
  • Slight64865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious38431%
  • Slight85768%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,000, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (13%)
  • Tuesday156 (16%)
  • Wednesday149 (15%)
  • Thursday158 (16%)
  • Friday164 (16%)
  • Saturday145 (14%)
  • Sunday99 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.5%)
  • February67 (6.7%)
  • March82 (8.2%)
  • April64 (6.4%)
  • May91 (9.1%)
  • June80 (8%)
  • July71 (7.1%)
  • August78 (7.8%)
  • September84 (8.4%)
  • October101 (10%)
  • November97 (9.7%)
  • December100 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight672 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit306 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds759 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Other20 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry626 (63%)
  • Wet or damp359 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph857 (86%)
  • 40 mph93 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway709 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway211 (21%)
  • Roundabout69 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist379 (30%)
  • Pedestrian279 (22%)
  • Cyclist71 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5%)
  • 11 to 1596 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20379 (30%)
  • 21 to 25189 (15%)
  • 26 to 35192 (15%)
  • 36 to 4599 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5563 (5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.8%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider650 (52%)
  • Passenger326 (26%)
  • Pedestrian279 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,015 (60%)
  • Motorcycle397 (24%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach59 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Plymouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Plymouth ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 76th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1980

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1980: 140, including 4 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374140173440
2ndA38697131135
3rdA38894117231
4thA386479027
5thA30414247112
6thB3240232705
7thA3081222718
8thA30422024111
9thB3238202208
10thA379162203
11thB3241132214
12thB3373121508
13thA30435501
14thB32454403
15thB32443401
16thB32391101
17thB32431101

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1980

Plymouth had 892 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1980

PL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1980: 178.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years