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Plymouth road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2023, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2022 (371), and casualties rose from 470.

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

Collisions in 2023
394
Up 6% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
474
Up 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2023

0.3% of collisions in Plymouth in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7419%
  • Slight31981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7516%
  • Slight39884%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 394, up 6% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 394
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (19%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (10%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February36 (9.1%)
  • March32 (8.1%)
  • April34 (8.6%)
  • May29 (7.4%)
  • June28 (7.1%)
  • July36 (9.1%)
  • August31 (7.9%)
  • September25 (6.3%)
  • October31 (7.9%)
  • November37 (9.4%)
  • December35 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (68%)
  • Wet or damp120 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph343 (87%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (23%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (49%)
  • Pedestrian76 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2058 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (10%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (18%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6557 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (65%)
  • Passenger88 (19%)
  • Pedestrian76 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (69%)
  • Motorcycle83 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 75th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2023

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2023, with 49 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2023

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2023: 38, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374384316
2ndA386324509
3rdA38243606
4thB3413152201
5thB3250131903
6thA379101001
7thB339691002
8thB32408803
9thB33737702
10thA30646702
11thB34326601
12thB34165601
13thB32144400
14thB32383302
15thB34171100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2023

Plymouth had 341 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2023

PL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2023: 71.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years