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Plymouth road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,149 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1985, and 1,379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 382 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1984 (1,231), and casualties fell from 1,485.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,149
Down 7% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,379
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
382
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1985

0.8% of collisions in Plymouth in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious38233%
  • Slight75866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious41730%
  • Slight95369%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,149, down 7% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (14%)
  • Tuesday155 (13%)
  • Wednesday166 (14%)
  • Thursday177 (15%)
  • Friday206 (18%)
  • Saturday168 (15%)
  • Sunday121 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59317 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (6.4%)
  • February90 (7.8%)
  • March92 (8%)
  • April101 (8.8%)
  • May89 (7.7%)
  • June90 (7.8%)
  • July79 (6.9%)
  • August96 (8.4%)
  • September102 (8.9%)
  • October116 (10%)
  • November122 (11%)
  • December98 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight818 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit312 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds875 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry766 (67%)
  • Wet or damp361 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph971 (85%)
  • 40 mph132 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (1%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway734 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway287 (25%)
  • Roundabout110 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist415 (30%)
  • Pedestrian277 (20%)
  • Cyclist131 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1068 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1583 (6%)
  • 16 to 20404 (29%)
  • 21 to 25220 (16%)
  • 26 to 35208 (15%)
  • 36 to 45141 (10%)
  • 46 to 5582 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6563 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider831 (60%)
  • Pedestrian277 (20%)
  • Passenger271 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,224 (62%)
  • Motorcycle430 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (3%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 49th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1985

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1985: 138, including 1 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374138163149
2ndA386115150046
3rdA387091019
4thA3885156016
5thB32504959111
6thB33963743015
7thB32383345011
8thB3416323909
9thA379294008
10thB3413263208
11thB32142228010
12thB3240151600
13thB3241141416
14thB337391405
15thB34326703
16thB32434400
17thB32454402
18thB32443401
19thB32392201

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1985

Plymouth had 1,021 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1985

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1985: 194.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years