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Plymouth road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,132 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1986, and 1,421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 343 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (1,149), and casualties rose from 1,379.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,132
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,421
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
343
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Plymouth in 1986 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious34330%
  • Slight77468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious40328%
  • Slight1,00170%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,132, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (15%)
  • Tuesday177 (16%)
  • Wednesday141 (12%)
  • Thursday171 (15%)
  • Friday213 (19%)
  • Saturday172 (15%)
  • Sunday91 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59310 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (8.5%)
  • February64 (5.7%)
  • March94 (8.3%)
  • April96 (8.5%)
  • May86 (7.6%)
  • June92 (8.1%)
  • July101 (8.9%)
  • August81 (7.2%)
  • September95 (8.4%)
  • October126 (11%)
  • November99 (8.7%)
  • December102 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight792 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit322 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds833 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry721 (64%)
  • Wet or damp403 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph936 (83%)
  • 40 mph139 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph23 (2%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway696 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway275 (24%)
  • Roundabout134 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant579 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist354 (25%)
  • Pedestrian297 (21%)
  • Cyclist118 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3%)
  • 6 to 1071 (5%)
  • 11 to 1590 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20386 (27%)
  • 21 to 25229 (16%)
  • 26 to 35202 (14%)
  • 36 to 45160 (11%)
  • 46 to 5589 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.4%)
  • Over 7529 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider812 (57%)
  • Passenger312 (22%)
  • Pedestrian297 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,333 (67%)
  • Motorcycle366 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 56th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
56th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1986

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1986: 138, including 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374138167044
2ndA386105138323
3rdA386685114
4thA3885262114
5thB3250495808
6thB34163747015
7thA379304119
8thB3413284319
9thB3241242908
10thB3396242604
11thB3238202405
12thB3214152005
13thB3240111105
14thB337381302
15thB32446802
16thB343261103
17thB32455502
18thB32434504
19thB32393300
20thA3901101

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1986

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 988.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1986

PL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1986: 207.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years