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Plymouth road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,093 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1993, and 1,265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1992 (1,057), and casualties fell from 1,283.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,093
Up 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,265
Down 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1993

0.7% of collisions in Plymouth in 1993 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious19418%
  • Slight89182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious20516%
  • Slight1,05283%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,093, up 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (15%)
  • Tuesday160 (15%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday183 (17%)
  • Friday194 (18%)
  • Saturday142 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59307 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8.9%)
  • February91 (8.3%)
  • March107 (9.8%)
  • April80 (7.3%)
  • May86 (7.9%)
  • June90 (8.2%)
  • July82 (7.5%)
  • August87 (8%)
  • September97 (8.9%)
  • October75 (6.9%)
  • November101 (9.2%)
  • December100 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight847 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds788 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other27 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry667 (61%)
  • Wet or damp422 (39%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph871 (80%)
  • 40 mph120 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph51 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph30 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway677 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway251 (23%)
  • Roundabout132 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant676 (53%)
  • Pedestrian224 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (13%)
  • Cyclist139 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1067 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20182 (14%)
  • 21 to 25263 (21%)
  • 26 to 35254 (20%)
  • 36 to 45157 (12%)
  • 46 to 5599 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6562 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.3%)
  • Over 7529 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider765 (60%)
  • Passenger276 (22%)
  • Pedestrian224 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,537 (77%)
  • Motorcycle175 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (7%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 55th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1993

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1993: 124, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374124144125
2ndA386104121015
3rdA38759429
4thB3250455418
5thB3238354024
6thB34133548011
7thB3396283106
8thA379232804
9thA3064202505
10thB3416191901
11thB3214161906
12thB3241151703
13thB3373101701
14thB324091001
15thA3885501
16thB32445502
17thB32453300
18thB32132401
19thB32432200
20thA30411100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1993

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 882.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1993

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1993: 176.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years