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Plymouth road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 2025, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2024 (423), and casualties fell from 523.

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

Collisions in 2025
420
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
503
Down 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 2025

0.2% of collisions in Plymouth in 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight35885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight44188%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 420, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 420
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (19%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.6%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March39 (9.3%)
  • April33 (7.9%)
  • May30 (7.1%)
  • June38 (9%)
  • July39 (9.3%)
  • August35 (8.3%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October35 (8.3%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December35 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Other16 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (70%)
  • Wet or damp121 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (4%)
  • 30 mph339 (81%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (23%)
  • Roundabout47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (23%)
  • Pedestrian81 (16%)
  • Cyclist65 (13%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 3594 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7%)
  • Over 7530 (6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (71%)
  • Pedestrian81 (16%)
  • Passenger64 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (61%)
  • Motorcycle117 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 65th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Plymouth in 2025

St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 1LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Plymouth in 2025, with 51 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 2025

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 2025: 36, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374364208
2ndA386334602
3rdA38243402
4thB3413182203
5thB3250151702
6thB3396131401
7thA379111202
8thB3416111302
9thA3064101002
10thB32408802
11thB32147901
12thB32385600
13thB34323700
14thB33732201

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 2025

Plymouth had 354 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 2025

PL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 2025: 80.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years