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Plymouth road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,069 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1991, and 1,286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 259 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (1,151), and casualties fell from 1,439.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,069
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,286
Down 11% on 1990
Fatal collisions
14
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
259
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1991

1.3% of collisions in Plymouth in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious25924%
  • Slight79674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious27822%
  • Slight99477%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,069, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday151 (14%)
  • Wednesday162 (15%)
  • Thursday170 (16%)
  • Friday172 (16%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.6%)
  • February68 (6.4%)
  • March89 (8.3%)
  • April80 (7.5%)
  • May73 (6.8%)
  • June75 (7%)
  • July117 (11%)
  • August81 (7.6%)
  • September86 (8%)
  • October128 (12%)
  • November110 (10%)
  • December81 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight786 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds801 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry685 (64%)
  • Wet or damp366 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph872 (82%)
  • 40 mph131 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph37 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway219 (20%)
  • Roundabout134 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant659 (51%)
  • Pedestrian262 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (15%)
  • Cyclist112 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1064 (5%)
  • 11 to 1574 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20246 (19%)
  • 21 to 25239 (19%)
  • 26 to 35242 (19%)
  • 36 to 45142 (11%)
  • 46 to 5584 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7564 (5%)
  • Over 7539 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider737 (57%)
  • Passenger287 (22%)
  • Pedestrian262 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,445 (75%)
  • Motorcycle195 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 60th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1991

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1991: 125, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374125152227
2ndA386100124119
3rdA386686015
4thB32504656213
5thB3396323906
6thB3238313507
7thA3064303409
8thB3413263518
9thB3416253324
10thA379232615
11thB3214202406
12thB3241141501
13thB3373112102
14thB32409911
15thB32448803
16thB32396700
17thB34324600
18thB32432300
19thA3901100
20thB32121100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1991

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 893.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1991

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1991: 175.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years