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Plymouth road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,057 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1987, and 1,306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 325 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (1,132), and casualties fell from 1,421.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,057
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,306
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
14
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
325
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Plymouth in 1987 were fatal and 31% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious32531%
  • Slight71868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious38029%
  • Slight91270%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,057, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (14%)
  • Tuesday136 (13%)
  • Wednesday139 (13%)
  • Thursday178 (17%)
  • Friday185 (18%)
  • Saturday167 (16%)
  • Sunday99 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59271 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.4%)
  • February70 (6.6%)
  • March93 (8.8%)
  • April95 (9%)
  • May96 (9.1%)
  • June90 (8.5%)
  • July66 (6.2%)
  • August92 (8.7%)
  • September104 (9.8%)
  • October104 (9.8%)
  • November85 (8%)
  • December73 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight767 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds814 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry685 (65%)
  • Wet or damp364 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph891 (84%)
  • 40 mph104 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph25 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway676 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway249 (24%)
  • Roundabout115 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant519 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist320 (25%)
  • Pedestrian271 (21%)
  • Cyclist112 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1060 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6%)
  • 16 to 20342 (26%)
  • 21 to 25236 (18%)
  • 26 to 35178 (14%)
  • 36 to 45138 (11%)
  • 46 to 5591 (7%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.4%)
  • Over 7532 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider750 (57%)
  • Passenger285 (22%)
  • Pedestrian271 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,215 (66%)
  • Motorcycle327 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 62nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1987

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1987: 141, including 1 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374141178143
2ndA38695122025
3rdA386488323
4thB32504650014
5thA3883740116
6thB34133139010
7thB33962939010
8thA379283304
9thB34162535110
10thB3238242508
11thB3214202213
12thB3240192216
13thB3241172308
14thB3373101607
15thB32447703
16thB32455501
17thB32434800
18thB34324501
19thB32391100
20thB33761100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1987

Plymouth had 909 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1987

PL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1987: 199.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years