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Plymouth road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,054 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1997, and 1,356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (1,070), and casualties fell from 1,360.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,054
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,356
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Plymouth in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious12712%
  • Slight91787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious13510%
  • Slight1,21189%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,054, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (15%)
  • Tuesday171 (16%)
  • Wednesday155 (15%)
  • Thursday142 (13%)
  • Friday169 (16%)
  • Saturday153 (15%)
  • Sunday106 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.7%)
  • February87 (8.3%)
  • March84 (8%)
  • April90 (8.5%)
  • May88 (8.3%)
  • June85 (8.1%)
  • July69 (6.5%)
  • August77 (7.3%)
  • September88 (8.3%)
  • October105 (10%)
  • November116 (11%)
  • December84 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight810 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit225 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds779 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry658 (62%)
  • Wet or damp394 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph827 (78%)
  • 40 mph126 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph44 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph45 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway699 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway233 (22%)
  • Roundabout89 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant832 (61%)
  • Pedestrian213 (16%)
  • Cyclist114 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1093 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20202 (15%)
  • 21 to 25169 (12%)
  • 26 to 35328 (24%)
  • 36 to 45174 (13%)
  • 46 to 55123 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6559 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.7%)
  • Over 7534 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider765 (56%)
  • Passenger378 (28%)
  • Pedestrian213 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,532 (79%)
  • Motorcycle123 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Plymouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Plymouth ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 62nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1997

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1997: 112, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374112151013
2ndA386101140111
3rdA3880111010
4thB3250425536
5thB3413325003
6thB3416324301
7thA3064263200
8thB3214253216
9thA379202512
10thB3240161901
11thB3238151801
12thB3432151903
13thB3396131702
14thB33738902
15thA3902200
16thB30641100
17thB32321100
18thB43131100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1997

Plymouth had 861 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1997

PL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1997: 189.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1997, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Plymouth road accidents in other years