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Plymouth road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 538 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2016, and 698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2015 (619), and casualties fell from 804.

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

Collisions in 2016
538
Down 13% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
698
Down 13% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2016

0.9% of collisions in Plymouth in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8215%
  • Slight45184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious8913%
  • Slight60386%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 538, down 13% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.5%)
  • February43 (8%)
  • March51 (9.5%)
  • April47 (8.7%)
  • May38 (7.1%)
  • June35 (6.5%)
  • July49 (9.1%)
  • August38 (7.1%)
  • September39 (7.2%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December35 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (72%)
  • Wet or damp149 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph448 (83%)
  • 40 mph60 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (18%)
  • Roundabout54 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (17%)
  • Pedestrian108 (15%)
  • Cyclist65 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (14%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35136 (19%)
  • 36 to 4594 (13%)
  • 46 to 5589 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (62%)
  • Passenger154 (22%)
  • Pedestrian108 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (73%)
  • Motorcycle124 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 70th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2016

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2016, with 57 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2016

The A386 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2016: 39, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386394724
2ndA38355206
3rdA374293603
4thB3413141700
5thA3064101602
6thB3250101102
7thA37991100
8thB321481000
9thB33968900
10thB343281602
11thB34166600
12thB32405510
13thB32382300
14thA3901101
15thA3961201
16thB34141100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2016

Plymouth had 464 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2016

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2016: 95.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years