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Plymouth road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 940 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2004, and 1,152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (930), and casualties rose from 1,119.

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

Collisions in 2004
940
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,152
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
7.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2004

0.2% of collisions in Plymouth in 2004 were fatal and 7.2% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious687.2%
  • Slight87093%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious796.9%
  • Slight1,07193%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 940, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (17%)
  • Tuesday118 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday151 (16%)
  • Friday161 (17%)
  • Saturday130 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59289 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.7%)
  • February60 (6.4%)
  • March75 (8%)
  • April91 (9.7%)
  • May69 (7.3%)
  • June84 (8.9%)
  • July79 (8.4%)
  • August71 (7.6%)
  • September85 (9%)
  • October78 (8.3%)
  • November83 (8.8%)
  • December83 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight917 (98%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds766 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry638 (68%)
  • Wet or damp296 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph700 (74%)
  • 40 mph102 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph103 (11%)
  • 70 mph29 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway680 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway182 (19%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant612 (53%)
  • Pedestrian216 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (15%)
  • Cyclist71 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20209 (18%)
  • 21 to 25139 (12%)
  • 26 to 35196 (17%)
  • 36 to 45164 (14%)
  • 46 to 5582 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.6%)
  • Over 7539 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded95 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider659 (57%)
  • Passenger277 (24%)
  • Pedestrian216 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,293 (77%)
  • Motorcycle185 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 49th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2004

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2004, with 123 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2004

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2004: 64, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374647601
2ndA38517106
3rdA386517014
4thA379233200
5thB3250191901
6thB3413151800
7thB3416142801
8thB3396111401
9thA3064101401
10thB34327701
11thB32146701
12thB32386900
13thB33736600
14thB32404400
15thA30411100
16thA30541100
17thB32351100
18thB34171100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2004

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 836.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2004

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2004: 168.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years