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Plymouth road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,070 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1996, and 1,360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (1,042), and casualties rose from 1,282.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,070
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,360
Up 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Plymouth in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious15815%
  • Slight90685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious17513%
  • Slight1,17987%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,070, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (15%)
  • Tuesday139 (13%)
  • Wednesday166 (16%)
  • Thursday160 (15%)
  • Friday170 (16%)
  • Saturday173 (16%)
  • Sunday98 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59285 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.3%)
  • February90 (8.4%)
  • March91 (8.5%)
  • April83 (7.8%)
  • May81 (7.6%)
  • June97 (9.1%)
  • July102 (9.5%)
  • August67 (6.3%)
  • September83 (7.8%)
  • October88 (8.2%)
  • November114 (11%)
  • December85 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight793 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds791 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry691 (65%)
  • Wet or damp370 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph865 (81%)
  • 40 mph146 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph29 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway727 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway224 (21%)
  • Roundabout93 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant783 (58%)
  • Pedestrian208 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (11%)
  • Cyclist134 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1074 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1569 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20231 (17%)
  • 21 to 25215 (16%)
  • 26 to 35296 (22%)
  • 36 to 45161 (12%)
  • 46 to 55114 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.8%)
  • Over 7533 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider790 (58%)
  • Passenger362 (27%)
  • Pedestrian208 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,493 (75%)
  • Motorcycle143 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach74 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 59th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1996

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1996: 129, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374129171016
2ndA386107155010
3rdA38749404
4thB3250496206
5thB3413364205
6thB3416253002
7thA3064242907
8thA379243014
9thB3373172804
10thB3214131301
11thB3238131702
12thB3240121412
13thB3396111404
14thB324181603
15thB343261101
16thB32122201
17thB34172200
18thA3081100
19thA3761100
20thB32131100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1996

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 887.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1996

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1996: 181.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years