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Plymouth road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 904 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2006, and 1,121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2005 (879), and casualties rose from 1,076.

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

Collisions in 2006
904
Up 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,121
Up 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
6% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2006

0.6% of collisions in Plymouth in 2006 were fatal and 6% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious546%
  • Slight84593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious585.2%
  • Slight1,05894%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 904, up 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (14%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday141 (16%)
  • Thursday125 (14%)
  • Friday173 (19%)
  • Saturday127 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59233 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.4%)
  • February78 (8.6%)
  • March86 (9.5%)
  • April68 (7.5%)
  • May73 (8.1%)
  • June83 (9.2%)
  • July84 (9.3%)
  • August66 (7.3%)
  • September65 (7.2%)
  • October86 (9.5%)
  • November81 (9%)
  • December67 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight669 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds736 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry539 (60%)
  • Wet or damp361 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph504 (56%)
  • 40 mph98 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph257 (28%)
  • 70 mph37 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway635 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (17%)
  • Roundabout79 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant648 (58%)
  • Pedestrian199 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (13%)
  • Cyclist68 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20197 (18%)
  • 21 to 25138 (12%)
  • 26 to 35187 (17%)
  • 36 to 45160 (14%)
  • 46 to 5599 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3%)
  • Over 7536 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded107 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider679 (61%)
  • Passenger243 (22%)
  • Pedestrian199 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,306 (80%)
  • Motorcycle146 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 40th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2006

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2006, with 108 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2006

The A38 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2006: 55, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38557423
2ndA386446135
3rdA374385205
4thA379202104
5thB3250192402
6thB3413111701
7thB3416101601
8thB343281301
9thA30646600
10thB32385500
11thB33965700
12thB32144400
13thB33733400
14thB32402201

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2006

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 792.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2006

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2006: 167.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years