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Plymouth road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 633 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2013, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2012 (587), and casualties rose from 736.

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

Collisions in 2013
633
Up 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
830
Up 13% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2013

0.2% of collisions in Plymouth in 2013 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious609.5%
  • Slight57290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious637.6%
  • Slight76692%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 633, up 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday106 (17%)
  • Thursday99 (16%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.8%)
  • February56 (8.8%)
  • March35 (5.5%)
  • April51 (8.1%)
  • May58 (9.2%)
  • June54 (8.5%)
  • July56 (8.8%)
  • August50 (7.9%)
  • September50 (7.9%)
  • October58 (9.2%)
  • November48 (7.6%)
  • December61 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds512 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (70%)
  • Wet or damp185 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph510 (81%)
  • 40 mph84 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph26 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (18%)
  • Roundabout88 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (18%)
  • Pedestrian121 (15%)
  • Cyclist72 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 20141 (17%)
  • 21 to 25114 (14%)
  • 26 to 35154 (19%)
  • 36 to 45117 (14%)
  • 46 to 55112 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (65%)
  • Passenger171 (21%)
  • Pedestrian121 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car846 (73%)
  • Motorcycle161 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 55th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2013

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2013, with 62 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2013

The A386 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2013: 57, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386578605
2ndA374395005
3rdA38315012
4thA379182502
5thA3064151901
6thB3250131401
7thB3416132300
8thB3413121602
9thB33966701
10thB337351000
11thB34324600
12thB32143500
13thB32383300

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2013

Plymouth had 550 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2013

PL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2013: 116.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years