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Plymouth road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 972 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1999, and 1,211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1998 (1,022), and casualties fell from 1,252.

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

Collisions in 1999
972
Down 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,211
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Plymouth in 1999 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious868.8%
  • Slight87890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious967.9%
  • Slight1,10691%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 972, down 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (15%)
  • Tuesday137 (14%)
  • Wednesday139 (14%)
  • Thursday148 (15%)
  • Friday181 (19%)
  • Saturday131 (13%)
  • Sunday93 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (6.9%)
  • February51 (5.2%)
  • March84 (8.6%)
  • April86 (8.8%)
  • May81 (8.3%)
  • June80 (8.2%)
  • July79 (8.1%)
  • August93 (9.6%)
  • September90 (9.3%)
  • October80 (8.2%)
  • November83 (8.5%)
  • December98 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight876 (90%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds741 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp498 (51%)
  • Dry463 (48%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph806 (83%)
  • 40 mph83 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph43 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph36 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway657 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway220 (23%)
  • Roundabout66 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant760 (63%)
  • Pedestrian182 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist87 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1066 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15100 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20194 (16%)
  • 21 to 25134 (11%)
  • 26 to 35288 (24%)
  • 36 to 45154 (13%)
  • 46 to 55118 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.1%)
  • Over 7532 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider685 (57%)
  • Passenger344 (28%)
  • Pedestrian182 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,449 (81%)
  • Motorcycle104 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (5%)
  • Bus or coach56 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 72nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1999

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1999: 113, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37411314429
2ndA3868010509
3rdA38668915
4thB3413466104
5thB3416293101
6thB3250262901
7thA3064212711
8thA379152000
9thB3396152304
10thB3214141500
11thB3373111901
12thB324081000
13thB343281200
14thB32387702
15thB34173400
16thA3882200
17thA3061100
18thA3901201
19thB32121101
20thB32411100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1999

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 797.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1999

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1999: 165.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1999, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Plymouth road accidents in other years