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Plymouth road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 999 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1989, and 1,214 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 282 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1988 (1,114), and casualties fell from 1,336.

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

Collisions in 1989
999
Down 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,214
Down 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
282
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1989

1% of collisions in Plymouth in 1989 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious28228%
  • Slight70771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious31726%
  • Slight88773%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 999, down 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (15%)
  • Tuesday133 (13%)
  • Wednesday143 (14%)
  • Thursday179 (18%)
  • Friday161 (16%)
  • Saturday151 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59104 (10%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.6%)
  • February94 (9.4%)
  • March110 (11%)
  • April82 (8.2%)
  • May97 (9.7%)
  • June101 (10%)
  • July46 (4.6%)
  • August74 (7.4%)
  • September84 (8.4%)
  • October72 (7.2%)
  • November93 (9.3%)
  • December60 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds803 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry707 (71%)
  • Wet or damp289 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph810 (81%)
  • 40 mph120 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph27 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph31 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway634 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway217 (22%)
  • Roundabout127 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant578 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (20%)
  • Pedestrian232 (19%)
  • Cyclist107 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20330 (27%)
  • 21 to 25179 (15%)
  • 26 to 35183 (15%)
  • 36 to 45147 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.1%)
  • Over 7537 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider688 (57%)
  • Passenger294 (24%)
  • Pedestrian232 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,240 (71%)
  • Motorcycle240 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 80th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1989

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1989: 133, including 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374133165031
2ndA38689109122
3rdA387096217
4thB3250404519
5thB34134050114
6thB32383241013
7thB34162936010
8thB33961921010
9thB3214161704
10thA388142106
11thA379131503
12thA3064121304
13thB3240121202
14thB3241121503
15thB343281201
16thB32446703
17thB337361110
18thB32392400
19thB32432200
20thB32452200

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1989

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 839.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1989

PL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1989: 177.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1989, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years