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Plymouth road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2012, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2011 (706), and casualties fell from 916.

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

Collisions in 2012
587
Down 17% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
736
Down 20% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2012

1% of collisions in Plymouth in 2012 were fatal and 9% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious539%
  • Slight52890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious557.5%
  • Slight67592%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 587, down 17% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 587
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (16%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday112 (19%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.7%)
  • February53 (9%)
  • March54 (9.2%)
  • April36 (6.1%)
  • May45 (7.7%)
  • June37 (6.3%)
  • July50 (8.5%)
  • August50 (8.5%)
  • September51 (8.7%)
  • October69 (12%)
  • November45 (7.7%)
  • December40 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight472 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds459 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (70%)
  • Wet or damp172 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph488 (83%)
  • 40 mph66 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (18%)
  • Roundabout73 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (54%)
  • Pedestrian124 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (16%)
  • Cyclist77 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20115 (16%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35136 (18%)
  • 36 to 45101 (14%)
  • 46 to 5597 (13%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.4%)
  • Over 7524 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (65%)
  • Passenger135 (18%)
  • Pedestrian124 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car822 (75%)
  • Motorcycle117 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 70th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2012

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2012, with 53 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2012

The A386 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2012: 49, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386496602
2ndA374486113
3rdA38355422
4thA379142002
5thB3413121802
6thB3250111301
7thB3416101110
8thB32147900
9thB32387702
10thA30646601
11thB33965701
12thB32403300
13thB33732400
14thB34322200

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2012

Plymouth had 498 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2012

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2012: 121.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years