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Plymouth road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 907 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2007, and 1,122 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006 (904), and casualties rose from 1,121.

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

Collisions in 2007
907
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,122
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Plymouth in 2007 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious576.3%
  • Slight84493%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious605.3%
  • Slight1,05494%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 907, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (15%)
  • Tuesday134 (15%)
  • Wednesday131 (14%)
  • Thursday151 (17%)
  • Friday152 (17%)
  • Saturday118 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59249 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.8%)
  • February68 (7.5%)
  • March94 (10%)
  • April69 (7.6%)
  • May64 (7.1%)
  • June85 (9.4%)
  • July64 (7.1%)
  • August66 (7.3%)
  • September85 (9.4%)
  • October83 (9.2%)
  • November87 (9.6%)
  • December71 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight692 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit194 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds708 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry551 (61%)
  • Wet or damp352 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph559 (62%)
  • 40 mph99 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph221 (24%)
  • 70 mph23 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway593 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (20%)
  • Roundabout88 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant626 (56%)
  • Pedestrian205 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (12%)
  • Cyclist68 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20199 (18%)
  • 21 to 25120 (11%)
  • 26 to 35177 (16%)
  • 36 to 45158 (14%)
  • 46 to 55105 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.7%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded156 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider680 (61%)
  • Passenger237 (21%)
  • Pedestrian205 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,270 (78%)
  • Motorcycle149 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach66 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 38th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2007

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2007, with 113 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2007

The A386 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2007: 56, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386567603
2ndA374537113
3rdA38446502
4thB3250182101
5thB3416162200
6thA379142300
7thB3413141813
8thB339691000
9thB34327910
10thA30646710
11thB32386700
12thB32143300
13thB33733600
14thB34172400
15thA301100
16thA371100
17thB31431100
18thB32401100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2007

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 788.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2007

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2007: 174.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years