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Plymouth road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,022 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1998, and 1,252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (1,054), and casualties fell from 1,356.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,022
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,252
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Plymouth in 1998 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious838.1%
  • Slight93692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious856.8%
  • Slight1,16493%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,022, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (16%)
  • Tuesday153 (15%)
  • Wednesday147 (14%)
  • Thursday163 (16%)
  • Friday180 (18%)
  • Saturday130 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.2%)
  • February84 (8.2%)
  • March65 (6.4%)
  • April71 (6.9%)
  • May75 (7.3%)
  • June111 (11%)
  • July88 (8.6%)
  • August84 (8.2%)
  • September80 (7.8%)
  • October95 (9.3%)
  • November91 (8.9%)
  • December94 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight785 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds758 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds165 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry648 (63%)
  • Wet or damp362 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph825 (81%)
  • 40 mph99 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph55 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway201 (20%)
  • Roundabout74 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant769 (61%)
  • Pedestrian232 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist83 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3%)
  • 6 to 1080 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20195 (16%)
  • 21 to 25155 (12%)
  • 26 to 35282 (23%)
  • 36 to 45174 (14%)
  • 46 to 55111 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3%)
  • Over 7530 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider718 (57%)
  • Passenger302 (24%)
  • Pedestrian232 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,497 (81%)
  • Motorcycle101 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach54 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 66th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1998

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1998: 127, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37412715508
2ndA38610013012
3rdA38588403
4thB3250394904
5thB3413313900
6thB3416273501
7thA3064243107
8thB3396161601
9thA379151701
10thB3214131300
11thB3238131603
12thB3432101000
13thB33738902
14thB32406700
15thA3881100
16thA4731100
17thB30641100
18thB31431101
19thB31461100
20thB31861100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1998

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 837.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1998

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1998: 182.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years