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Plymouth road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,191 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1983, and 1,477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 398 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1982 (1,073), and casualties rose from 1,388.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,191
Up 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,477
Up 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
23
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
398
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Plymouth in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.9%
  • Serious39833%
  • Slight77065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.6%
  • Serious46832%
  • Slight98567%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,191, up 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (16%)
  • Tuesday180 (15%)
  • Wednesday150 (13%)
  • Thursday186 (16%)
  • Friday204 (17%)
  • Saturday170 (14%)
  • Sunday112 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59294 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (6.5%)
  • February74 (6.2%)
  • March77 (6.5%)
  • April79 (6.6%)
  • May105 (8.8%)
  • June93 (7.8%)
  • July106 (8.9%)
  • August104 (8.7%)
  • September124 (10%)
  • October131 (11%)
  • November114 (9.6%)
  • December106 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight818 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit347 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds896 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds201 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.4%)
  • Other30 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry803 (67%)
  • Wet or damp384 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,033 (87%)
  • 40 mph105 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway778 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway307 (26%)
  • Roundabout83 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist486 (33%)
  • Pedestrian285 (19%)
  • Cyclist138 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1080 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15121 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20456 (31%)
  • 21 to 25240 (16%)
  • 26 to 35202 (14%)
  • 36 to 45116 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5564 (4.3%)
  • 56 to 6570 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.9%)
  • Over 7529 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider865 (59%)
  • Passenger327 (22%)
  • Pedestrian285 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,244 (61%)
  • Motorcycle491 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (7%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Plymouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Plymouth ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 48th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1983

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1983: 190, including 5 fatal and 68 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374190236568
2ndA386101140432
3rdA3891111326
4thA3885766418
5thB32505261117
6thA30423654116
7thB3238334209
8thA3792537111
9thB3214232806
10thB3240192207
11thB3373182203
12thA3041141606
13thB3241141717
14thB3244121604
15thB32394600
16thA30432200
17thB32432300
18thB32451100
19thB33571200

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1983

Plymouth had 1,070 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1983

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1983: 211.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years