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Plymouth road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 958 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2000, and 1,181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1999 (972), and casualties fell from 1,211.

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

Collisions in 2000
958
Down 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,181
Down 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Plymouth in 2000 were fatal and 9% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious869%
  • Slight86690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious927.8%
  • Slight1,08392%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 958, down 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (15%)
  • Tuesday149 (16%)
  • Wednesday145 (15%)
  • Thursday145 (15%)
  • Friday151 (16%)
  • Saturday132 (14%)
  • Sunday97 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (8%)
  • February79 (8.2%)
  • March94 (9.8%)
  • April75 (7.8%)
  • May77 (8%)
  • June66 (6.9%)
  • July81 (8.5%)
  • August70 (7.3%)
  • September70 (7.3%)
  • October96 (10%)
  • November98 (10%)
  • December75 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight941 (98%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds731 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry587 (61%)
  • Wet or damp359 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph787 (82%)
  • 40 mph102 (11%)
  • 60 mph33 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph31 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway616 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway224 (23%)
  • Roundabout89 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant679 (57%)
  • Pedestrian200 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (12%)
  • Cyclist93 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1576 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20182 (15%)
  • 21 to 25134 (11%)
  • 26 to 35272 (23%)
  • 36 to 45187 (16%)
  • 46 to 55119 (10%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider693 (59%)
  • Passenger288 (24%)
  • Pedestrian200 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,382 (78%)
  • Motorcycle143 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 74th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2000

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2000: 131, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374131165012
2ndA3867997011
3rdA38658904
4thB3250415603
5thB3413374514
6thA379294003
7thB3416293511
8thA3064212904
9thB3396192000
10thB3214161902
11thB3373111501
12thB3432111201
13thB3238101101
14thB324081201
15thB30642200
16thB31431100
17thB34171100
18thB43501100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2000

Plymouth had 827 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2000

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2000: 191.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years