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Plymouth road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 546 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2017, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2016 (538), and casualties rose from 698.

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

Collisions in 2017
546
Up 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
722
Up 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Plymouth in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious9517%
  • Slight44782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10114%
  • Slight61585%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 546, up 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (16%)
  • Friday80 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9%)
  • February38 (7%)
  • March38 (7%)
  • April41 (7.5%)
  • May41 (7.5%)
  • June47 (8.6%)
  • July39 (7.1%)
  • August43 (7.9%)
  • September58 (11%)
  • October46 (8.4%)
  • November49 (9%)
  • December57 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (66%)
  • Wet or damp185 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph469 (86%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph21 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (16%)
  • Roundabout75 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (54%)
  • Pedestrian112 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (13%)
  • Cyclist65 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2094 (13%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35144 (20%)
  • 36 to 4593 (13%)
  • 46 to 5597 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.8%)
  • Over 7530 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (60%)
  • Passenger177 (25%)
  • Pedestrian112 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (73%)
  • Motorcycle98 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 64th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2017

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2017, with 61 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2017

The A386 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2017: 31, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386315006
2ndA38283816
3rdA374263306
4thB3413142101
5thB3250111602
6thB341681003
7thB321461001
8thB32385600
9thB33965911
10thA30644903
11thA3794403
12thB33732301
13thB34172200
14thB32401100
15thB34321100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2017

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 468.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2017

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2017: 96.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years