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Plymouth road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 716 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2010, and 919 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2009 (680), and casualties rose from 885.

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

Collisions in 2010
716
Up 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
919
Up 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Plymouth in 2010 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious547.5%
  • Slight65892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious566.1%
  • Slight85993%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 716, up 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday130 (18%)
  • Friday122 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.8%)
  • February44 (6.1%)
  • March66 (9.2%)
  • April61 (8.5%)
  • May60 (8.4%)
  • June61 (8.5%)
  • July67 (9.4%)
  • August57 (8%)
  • September57 (8%)
  • October74 (10%)
  • November65 (9.1%)
  • December55 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight574 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds585 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry527 (74%)
  • Wet or damp167 (23%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph577 (81%)
  • 40 mph92 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph26 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (22%)
  • Roundabout55 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (56%)
  • Pedestrian148 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist46 (5%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5%)
  • 16 to 20151 (16%)
  • 21 to 25104 (11%)
  • 26 to 35152 (17%)
  • 36 to 45142 (15%)
  • 46 to 5596 (10%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3%)
  • Over 7529 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded55 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (60%)
  • Passenger217 (24%)
  • Pedestrian148 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,040 (78%)
  • Motorcycle131 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach57 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 53rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2010

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2010, with 81 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2010

The A386 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2010: 47, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386476812
2ndA374385303
3rdA38304602
4thA379243314
5thB3250192202
6thB3416131800
7thB339691100
8thB341391402
9thB34327800
10thA30645800
11thB32145500
12thB33734700
13thB31462200
14thA3761100
15thA3941100
16thB32151100
17thB32381200
18thB32401100
19thB34171100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2010

Plymouth had 633 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2010

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2010: 150.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years