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Plymouth road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 954 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2001, and 1,157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (958), and casualties fell from 1,181.

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

Collisions in 2001
954
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,157
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Plymouth in 2001 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious889.2%
  • Slight86090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious938%
  • Slight1,05891%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 954, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday139 (15%)
  • Wednesday134 (14%)
  • Thursday150 (16%)
  • Friday173 (18%)
  • Saturday149 (16%)
  • Sunday80 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.1%)
  • February79 (8.3%)
  • March81 (8.5%)
  • April62 (6.5%)
  • May81 (8.5%)
  • June89 (9.3%)
  • July66 (6.9%)
  • August61 (6.4%)
  • September92 (9.6%)
  • October101 (11%)
  • November95 (10%)
  • December79 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight945 (99%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds761 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry672 (70%)
  • Wet or damp273 (29%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph791 (83%)
  • 40 mph104 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph31 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway616 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway216 (23%)
  • Roundabout84 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant630 (54%)
  • Pedestrian222 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (11%)
  • Cyclist91 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1066 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20178 (15%)
  • 21 to 25118 (10%)
  • 26 to 35255 (22%)
  • 36 to 45158 (14%)
  • 46 to 55113 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.9%)
  • Over 7539 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider651 (56%)
  • Passenger284 (25%)
  • Pedestrian222 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,356 (78%)
  • Motorcycle136 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Plymouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Plymouth ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 67th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2001

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2001, with 127 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2001

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2001: 116, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374116134016
2ndA3869210607
3rdA38557603
4thB3413395305
5thB3250374103
6thB3416303702
7thB3396283913
8thA3064252900
9thB3240182005
10thB3214172101
11thA379152300
12thB3238131401
13thB3373111300
14thB3432111400
15thB34172300

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2001

Plymouth had 825 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2001

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2001: 166.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years