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Plymouth road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2019, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (465), and casualties rose from 598.

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

Collisions in 2019
483
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
610
Up 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2019

0.8% of collisions in Plymouth in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8618%
  • Slight39381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8714%
  • Slight51985%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 483, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 483
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (19%)
  • Thursday85 (18%)
  • Friday69 (14%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.9%)
  • February39 (8.1%)
  • March36 (7.5%)
  • April37 (7.7%)
  • May38 (7.9%)
  • June45 (9.3%)
  • July55 (11%)
  • August34 (7%)
  • September29 (6%)
  • October33 (6.8%)
  • November45 (9.3%)
  • December44 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (69%)
  • Wet or damp146 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph428 (89%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph5 (1%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (26%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (53%)
  • Pedestrian97 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (15%)
  • Cyclist69 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (11%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35114 (19%)
  • 36 to 4587 (14%)
  • 46 to 55102 (17%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (67%)
  • Passenger106 (17%)
  • Pedestrian97 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (71%)
  • Motorcycle101 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 67th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2019

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2019, with 49 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2019

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2019: 43, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374435305
2ndA386355004
3rdA38314518
4thB3413172703
5thA3064151703
6thB3396131601
7thB3416131511
8thA379121501
9thB3250121702
10thB3240111203
11thB321491102
12thB323861002
13thB343251002
14thB34172400
15thB33731100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2019

Plymouth had 413 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2019

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2019: 82.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years