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Plymouth road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,114 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1988, and 1,336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 285 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (1,057), and casualties rose from 1,306.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,114
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,336
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
285
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1988

0.7% of collisions in Plymouth in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious28526%
  • Slight82174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious32925%
  • Slight99975%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,114, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday149 (13%)
  • Wednesday194 (17%)
  • Thursday165 (15%)
  • Friday196 (18%)
  • Saturday153 (14%)
  • Sunday100 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (9.7%)
  • February82 (7.4%)
  • March98 (8.8%)
  • April105 (9.4%)
  • May81 (7.3%)
  • June88 (7.9%)
  • July103 (9.2%)
  • August86 (7.7%)
  • September99 (8.9%)
  • October91 (8.2%)
  • November100 (9%)
  • December73 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight806 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds867 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds198 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry764 (69%)
  • Wet or damp343 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph941 (84%)
  • 40 mph111 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway712 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway244 (22%)
  • Roundabout144 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant638 (48%)
  • Pedestrian243 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist241 (18%)
  • Cyclist118 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1064 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1574 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20319 (24%)
  • 21 to 25232 (17%)
  • 26 to 35221 (17%)
  • 36 to 45149 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4.2%)
  • Over 7535 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider755 (57%)
  • Passenger338 (25%)
  • Pedestrian243 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,429 (73%)
  • Motorcycle243 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 61st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1988

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1988: 144, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374144174128
2ndA386106143226
3rdA386885015
4thB32504654010
5thA3883840012
6thB32383136012
7thB34132938010
8thB3396273106
9thB34162632112
10thA379233309
11thB3214202506
12thB3240192202
13thB3241181804
14thB3432111203
15thB337371503
16thB32435601
17thB32444500
18thA30643400
19thA3842301
20thB32392200

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1988

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 941.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1988

PL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1988: 188.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years