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Plymouth road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 680 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2009, and 885 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (722), and casualties fell from 890.

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

Collisions in 2009
680
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
885
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
5.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Plymouth in 2009 were fatal and 5.7% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious395.7%
  • Slight63794%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious414.6%
  • Slight84095%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 680, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (13%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (16%)
  • Thursday125 (18%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (9.1%)
  • February43 (6.3%)
  • March53 (7.8%)
  • April52 (7.6%)
  • May63 (9.3%)
  • June55 (8.1%)
  • July60 (8.8%)
  • August54 (7.9%)
  • September51 (7.5%)
  • October59 (8.7%)
  • November56 (8.2%)
  • December72 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry441 (65%)
  • Wet or damp221 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1%)
  • 30 mph556 (82%)
  • 40 mph74 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (23%)
  • Roundabout66 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (60%)
  • Pedestrian123 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20152 (17%)
  • 21 to 2595 (11%)
  • 26 to 35139 (16%)
  • 36 to 45137 (15%)
  • 46 to 55103 (12%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (61%)
  • Passenger221 (25%)
  • Pedestrian123 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car980 (78%)
  • Motorcycle118 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach58 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 66th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2009

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2009, with 81 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2009

The A386 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2009: 50, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386506510
2ndA374485813
3rdA38284601
4thB3250171701
5thB3416131501
6thA3064111602
7thA379111201
8thB341381000
9thB33966800
10thB32405600
11thB32384700
12thB34323300
13thB32142200
14thB32411100
15thB32601300
16thB33731100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2009

Plymouth had 602 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2009

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2009: 120.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years