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Plymouth road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 598 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2014, and 792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2013 (633), and casualties fell from 830.

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

Collisions in 2014
598
Down 6% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
792
Down 5% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2014

0.5% of collisions in Plymouth in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight51786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8210%
  • Slight70789%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 598, down 6% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (17%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (9.2%)
  • February53 (8.9%)
  • March46 (7.7%)
  • April53 (8.9%)
  • May46 (7.7%)
  • June45 (7.5%)
  • July56 (9.4%)
  • August43 (7.2%)
  • September50 (8.4%)
  • October43 (7.2%)
  • November51 (8.5%)
  • December57 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight474 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds494 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (69%)
  • Wet or damp182 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph512 (86%)
  • 40 mph55 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (19%)
  • Roundabout63 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (15%)
  • Pedestrian106 (13%)
  • Cyclist69 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20113 (14%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 35138 (17%)
  • 36 to 45109 (14%)
  • 46 to 55108 (14%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.4%)
  • Over 7535 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (66%)
  • Passenger164 (21%)
  • Pedestrian106 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car830 (72%)
  • Motorcycle136 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 67th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2014

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2014, with 65 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2014

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2014: 45, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374455705
2ndA386395705
3rdA38366204
4thB3396172004
5thB3250162800
6thB3413131803
7thA306491501
8thA37991101
9thB343281200
10thB34167710
11thB32144601
12thB32404701
13thB33733400
14thB32382400
15thB34172201
16thA3841100
17thB32521100
18thB32601100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2014

Plymouth had 522 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2014

PL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2014: 101.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years