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Plymouth road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,057 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1992, and 1,283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1991 (1,069), and casualties fell from 1,286.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,057
Down 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,283
Level with 1991
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1992

0.7% of collisions in Plymouth in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious24423%
  • Slight80676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious26020%
  • Slight1,01679%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,057, down 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (14%)
  • Tuesday156 (15%)
  • Wednesday164 (16%)
  • Thursday158 (15%)
  • Friday172 (16%)
  • Saturday147 (14%)
  • Sunday113 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (6.7%)
  • February71 (6.7%)
  • March88 (8.3%)
  • April87 (8.2%)
  • May90 (8.5%)
  • June88 (8.3%)
  • July90 (8.5%)
  • August81 (7.7%)
  • September82 (7.8%)
  • October110 (10%)
  • November107 (10%)
  • December92 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight791 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit232 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds784 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry678 (64%)
  • Wet or damp369 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph818 (77%)
  • 40 mph159 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph43 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph29 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway649 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway225 (21%)
  • Roundabout145 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant715 (56%)
  • Pedestrian254 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (13%)
  • Cyclist103 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20223 (17%)
  • 21 to 25213 (17%)
  • 26 to 35282 (22%)
  • 36 to 45151 (12%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider750 (58%)
  • Passenger279 (22%)
  • Pedestrian254 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,453 (78%)
  • Motorcycle170 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.4%)
  • Minibus14 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Plymouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Plymouth ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 60th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1992

The A386 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1992: 131, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386131183129
2ndA374106123225
3rdA38749319
4thB32506171114
5thA30643237013
6thB3214272909
7thB3396252605
8thB3416243002
9thA379233108
10thB3238223406
11thB3413212905
12thB3241131702
13thB3240101000
14thB32438903
15thB32446700
16thB33736901
17thB32454400
18thB34324702
19thB32123300
20thA3882401

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1992

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 880.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1992

PL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1992: 176.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years