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Plymouth road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 930 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2003, and 1,119 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (942), and casualties fell from 1,138.

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

Collisions in 2003
930
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,119
Down 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2003

0.6% of collisions in Plymouth in 2003 were fatal and 8% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious748%
  • Slight85091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious797.1%
  • Slight1,03392%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 930, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (15%)
  • Tuesday153 (16%)
  • Wednesday143 (15%)
  • Thursday147 (16%)
  • Friday135 (15%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8.1%)
  • February73 (7.8%)
  • March67 (7.2%)
  • April58 (6.2%)
  • May76 (8.2%)
  • June87 (9.4%)
  • July82 (8.8%)
  • August81 (8.7%)
  • September75 (8.1%)
  • October97 (10%)
  • November87 (9.4%)
  • December72 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight919 (99%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds747 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry646 (69%)
  • Wet or damp272 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph743 (80%)
  • 40 mph95 (10%)
  • 60 mph58 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway654 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (19%)
  • Roundabout58 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (51%)
  • Pedestrian197 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (8%)
  • Cyclist73 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1584 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20194 (17%)
  • 21 to 25122 (11%)
  • 26 to 35177 (16%)
  • 36 to 45174 (16%)
  • 46 to 5596 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded73 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (56%)
  • Passenger300 (27%)
  • Pedestrian197 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,220 (72%)
  • Motorcycle173 (10%)
  • Bus or coach96 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Plymouth ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 60th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2003

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2003, with 134 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2003

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2003: 76, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374769007
2ndA38496005
3rdA386495714
4thB3250222501
5thA379192603
6thB3416192601
7thB3413182401
8thA3064172201
9thB3396152001
10thB3214121201
11thB32387700
12thB33735701
13thB34323300
14thA30461200
15thA3761200
16thA3801200
17thB32401100
18thB32541100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2003

Plymouth had 827 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2003

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2003: 173.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2003, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Plymouth road accidents in other years