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Plymouth road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2024, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2023 (394), and casualties rose from 474.

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

Collisions in 2024
423
Up 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
523
Up 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2024

1.2% of collisions in Plymouth in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight35383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight44685%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 423, up 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 423
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday87 (21%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (10%)
  • February30 (7.1%)
  • March30 (7.1%)
  • April28 (6.6%)
  • May42 (9.9%)
  • June36 (8.5%)
  • July36 (8.5%)
  • August27 (6.4%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October30 (7.1%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December40 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (70%)
  • Wet or damp122 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph346 (82%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (22%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (20%)
  • Pedestrian89 (17%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2079 (15%)
  • 21 to 2544 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3595 (18%)
  • 36 to 4589 (17%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 7525 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (68%)
  • Pedestrian89 (17%)
  • Passenger77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (67%)
  • Motorcycle114 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 62nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2024

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2024, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2024

The A386 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2024: 43, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386435005
2ndA38325101
3rdA374273408
4thB3416202401
5thB3250151903
6thB3413131702
7thA379101102
8thA306491101
9thB32389900
10thB33966802
11thB34325700
12thB32403300
13thB33733300
14thA11101
15thB32141100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2024

Plymouth had 368 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2024

PL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2024: 82.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2024, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years