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Plymouth road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,151 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1990, and 1,439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 305 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1989 (999), and casualties rose from 1,214.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,151
Up 15% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,439
Up 19% on 1989
Fatal collisions
17
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
305
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Plymouth in 1990 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious30526%
  • Slight82972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious34224%
  • Slight1,07675%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,151, up 15% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (15%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday182 (16%)
  • Thursday183 (16%)
  • Friday188 (16%)
  • Saturday173 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59156 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (8.1%)
  • February109 (9.5%)
  • March105 (9.1%)
  • April95 (8.3%)
  • May99 (8.6%)
  • June105 (9.1%)
  • July79 (6.9%)
  • August79 (6.9%)
  • September99 (8.6%)
  • October109 (9.5%)
  • November96 (8.3%)
  • December83 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight800 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit316 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds869 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry726 (63%)
  • Wet or damp417 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph904 (79%)
  • 40 mph151 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph48 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph40 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway737 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway279 (24%)
  • Roundabout106 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant682 (47%)
  • Pedestrian300 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist244 (17%)
  • Cyclist119 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1084 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1573 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20310 (22%)
  • 21 to 25256 (18%)
  • 26 to 35286 (20%)
  • 36 to 45157 (11%)
  • 46 to 5589 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6571 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.8%)
  • Over 7531 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider807 (56%)
  • Passenger332 (23%)
  • Pedestrian300 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,461 (71%)
  • Motorcycle255 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach35 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 64th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1990

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1990: 139, including 1 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374139170139
2ndA386101121121
3rdA387699118
4thB32505471011
5thB34134353311
6thB3416334618
7thA3064325137
8thB3396283104
9thB3238243207
10thA379193008
11thB3240181803
12thB3241161708
13thB3214141403
14thB3432101101
15thB33737800
16thB32445702
17thB32393301
18thB33572302
19thA3841101
20thB25001101

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1990

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 939.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1990

PL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1990: 181.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1990, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years