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Plymouth road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2022, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2021 (395), and casualties fell from 488.

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

Collisions in 2022
371
Down 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
470
Down 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Plymouth in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight29780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7817%
  • Slight39083%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 371, down 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 371
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday52 (14%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.7%)
  • February41 (11%)
  • March24 (6.5%)
  • April29 (7.8%)
  • May29 (7.8%)
  • June27 (7.3%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August23 (6.2%)
  • September36 (9.7%)
  • October29 (7.8%)
  • November30 (8.1%)
  • December28 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (71%)
  • Wet or damp98 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3%)
  • 30 mph312 (84%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (23%)
  • Roundabout45 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (17%)
  • Pedestrian68 (14%)
  • Cyclist49 (10%)
  • Van occupant19 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (22%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (10%)
  • 56 to 6552 (11%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (66%)
  • Passenger91 (19%)
  • Pedestrian68 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (69%)
  • Motorcycle87 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 87th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2022

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2022, with 38 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2022

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2022: 31, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374313906
2ndA38294412
3rdB3250192204
4thA386182503
5thB3413141703
6thA379121505
7thA306491101
8thB341691001
9thB32148804
10thB339681402
11thB33737901
12thB32384502
13thB32403401
14thB34322300
15thB34171100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2022

Plymouth had 320 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2022

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2022: 68.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years