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Plymouth road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,231 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1984, and 1,485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 430 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (1,191), and casualties rose from 1,477.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,231
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,485
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
19
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
430
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Plymouth in 1984 were fatal and 35% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious43035%
  • Slight78264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious47932%
  • Slight98566%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,231, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday182 (15%)
  • Tuesday170 (14%)
  • Wednesday180 (15%)
  • Thursday217 (18%)
  • Friday212 (17%)
  • Saturday160 (13%)
  • Sunday110 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59169 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59345 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (7.2%)
  • February87 (7.1%)
  • March107 (8.7%)
  • April99 (8%)
  • May106 (8.6%)
  • June106 (8.6%)
  • July119 (9.7%)
  • August73 (5.9%)
  • September119 (9.7%)
  • October105 (8.5%)
  • November120 (9.7%)
  • December101 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight879 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit333 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds958 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry841 (68%)
  • Wet or damp381 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,077 (87%)
  • 40 mph107 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph36 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway846 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway269 (22%)
  • Roundabout104 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist502 (34%)
  • Car occupant439 (30%)
  • Pedestrian344 (23%)
  • Cyclist126 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1075 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15119 (8%)
  • 16 to 20476 (32%)
  • 21 to 25221 (15%)
  • 26 to 35193 (13%)
  • 36 to 45119 (8%)
  • 46 to 5573 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.6%)
  • Over 7545 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider842 (57%)
  • Pedestrian344 (23%)
  • Passenger299 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,242 (60%)
  • Motorcycle525 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle133 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 47th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1984

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1984: 167, including 3 fatal and 65 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374167209365
2ndA386105135636
3rdA3890111234
4thA3886270027
5thB32505564117
6thB32383137013
7thB3214272706
8thB3241242705
9thB3373212317
10thB3240202307
11thB3396202604
12thA3042171906
13thA379172916
14thB3416111604
15thB3432101905
16thB324491103
17thA30416702
18thB32396712
19thB32434401
20thA30433301

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1984

Plymouth had 1,109 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1984

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1984: 220.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years