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Plymouth road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 879 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2005, and 1,076 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (940), and casualties fell from 1,152.

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

Collisions in 2005
879
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,076
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
5.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2005

0.3% of collisions in Plymouth in 2005 were fatal and 5.5% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious485.5%
  • Slight82894%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious504.6%
  • Slight1,02395%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 879, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (15%)
  • Wednesday139 (16%)
  • Thursday132 (15%)
  • Friday154 (18%)
  • Saturday124 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9.1%)
  • February70 (8%)
  • March66 (7.5%)
  • April77 (8.8%)
  • May60 (6.8%)
  • June78 (8.9%)
  • July60 (6.8%)
  • August71 (8.1%)
  • September65 (7.4%)
  • October87 (9.9%)
  • November94 (11%)
  • December71 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight852 (97%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds696 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry550 (63%)
  • Wet or damp319 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph509 (58%)
  • 40 mph60 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph285 (32%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway662 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout62 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4%)
  • Not recorded46 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant624 (58%)
  • Pedestrian184 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (13%)
  • Cyclist84 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20182 (17%)
  • 21 to 25107 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35178 (17%)
  • 36 to 45156 (14%)
  • 46 to 5591 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.6%)
  • Over 7527 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded151 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider678 (63%)
  • Passenger214 (20%)
  • Pedestrian184 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,287 (80%)
  • Motorcycle136 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 54th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2005

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2005, with 117 collisions.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2005

The A386 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2005: 59, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386599501
2ndA374506102
3rdA38445414
4thB3250202400
5thB3396162101
6thB3416141801
7thA37981110
8thB341381000
9thA30647801
10thB321471000
11thB32384400
12thB34324400
13thB33733500
14thB34173300
15thA3441100
16thA3541100
17thA3751100
18thA3891100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2005

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 774.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2005

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2005: 154.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Plymouth road accidents in other years