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Plymouth road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 722 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2008, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2007 (907), and casualties fell from 1,122.

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

Collisions in 2008
722
Down 20% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
890
Down 21% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Plymouth in 2008 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious577.9%
  • Slight66292%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious586.5%
  • Slight82893%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 722, down 20% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday122 (17%)
  • Friday131 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (12%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.7%)
  • February67 (9.3%)
  • March51 (7.1%)
  • April67 (9.3%)
  • May63 (8.7%)
  • June59 (8.2%)
  • July66 (9.1%)
  • August51 (7.1%)
  • September61 (8.4%)
  • October64 (8.9%)
  • November54 (7.5%)
  • December56 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight604 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds556 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry471 (65%)
  • Wet or damp246 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph535 (74%)
  • 40 mph94 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph60 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph25 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (26%)
  • Roundabout74 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (54%)
  • Pedestrian157 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (14%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (18%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35119 (13%)
  • 36 to 45153 (17%)
  • 46 to 5595 (11%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.8%)
  • Over 7528 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider550 (62%)
  • Passenger183 (21%)
  • Pedestrian157 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car983 (76%)
  • Motorcycle135 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach54 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 62nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2008

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2008, with 90 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2008

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2008: 67, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374679313
2ndA386527406
3rdA38375714
4thB3250212301
5thA379132102
6thB3396111401
7thB3413111501
8thA306491001
9thB341681300
10thB34324500
11thB32383500
12thB33733300
13thA301100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2008

Plymouth had 631 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2008

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2008: 150.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years