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Plymouth road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 619 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2015, and 804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2014 (598), and casualties rose from 792.

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

Collisions in 2015
619
Up 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
804
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Plymouth in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight54488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious769.5%
  • Slight72690%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 619, up 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (16%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (17%)
  • Thursday118 (19%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (10%)
  • Sunday55 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.3%)
  • February55 (8.9%)
  • March51 (8.2%)
  • April62 (10%)
  • May49 (7.9%)
  • June48 (7.8%)
  • July58 (9.4%)
  • August44 (7.1%)
  • September53 (8.6%)
  • October64 (10%)
  • November43 (6.9%)
  • December47 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry433 (70%)
  • Wet or damp183 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph526 (85%)
  • 40 mph51 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (18%)
  • Roundabout82 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant457 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (15%)
  • Pedestrian113 (14%)
  • Cyclist72 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (12%)
  • 21 to 25112 (14%)
  • 26 to 35157 (20%)
  • 36 to 45119 (15%)
  • 46 to 55132 (16%)
  • 56 to 6567 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider551 (69%)
  • Passenger140 (17%)
  • Pedestrian113 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (74%)
  • Motorcycle127 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Plymouth ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 62nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2015

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2015, with 63 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2015

The A38 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2015: 43, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38437403
2ndA374375103
3rdA386314005
4thA379172202
5thB3413162400
6thB3396121401
7thB3250101400
8thA306491013
9thB32148801
10thB341681102
11thB34325702
12thB33734801
13thB32383400
14thB32402200

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2015

Plymouth had 513 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2015

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2015: 122.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years