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Plymouth road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2011, and 916 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2010 (716), and casualties fell from 919.

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

Collisions in 2011
706
Down 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
916
Level with 2010
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2011

0.7% of collisions in Plymouth in 2011 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious649.1%
  • Slight63790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious697.5%
  • Slight84292%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 706, down 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (16%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday115 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.4%)
  • February52 (7.4%)
  • March74 (10%)
  • April57 (8.1%)
  • May55 (7.8%)
  • June58 (8.2%)
  • July67 (9.5%)
  • August50 (7.1%)
  • September47 (6.7%)
  • October64 (9.1%)
  • November56 (7.9%)
  • December67 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight553 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds560 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry526 (75%)
  • Wet or damp175 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph573 (81%)
  • 40 mph92 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (18%)
  • Roundabout75 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant534 (58%)
  • Pedestrian116 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (12%)
  • Cyclist86 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20134 (15%)
  • 21 to 25119 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (14%)
  • 36 to 45148 (16%)
  • 46 to 55120 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.9%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded62 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider593 (65%)
  • Passenger207 (23%)
  • Pedestrian116 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car983 (76%)
  • Motorcycle122 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (7%)
  • Bus or coach52 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 55th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2011

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2011, with 87 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2011

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2011: 84, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3748412408
2ndA386637536
3rdA38364704
4thA379202601
5thA3064182801
6thB3413182806
7thB3250142111
8thB3396111600
9thB3432111701
10thB323871100
11thB341671000
12thB32143300
13thB33733401
14thB32402202
15thB34171200

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2011

Plymouth had 609 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2011

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2011: 148.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years