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Compton, Plymouth, PL3 5JD area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
301
2,600th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
395
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
11
8 in 2024

Crash severity at the PL3 5JD hotspot

31 of the 301 collisions here (10%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious299.6%
  • Slight27090%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
30
Slightly injured
363
All casualties
395

Accidents by year at the PL3 5JD hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 22 in 2013, against an average of 12 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PL3 5JD hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251113
2024812
202366
2022612
202134
2020814
20191015
201869
20171212
201644
20151320
20141624
20132227
2012912
20111318
20101625
20091522
200877
20071012
20062023
20051519
20041718
20031823
20021417
20012227

Map of crashes at the PL3 5JD hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PL3 5JD.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Compton, Plymouth, PL3 5JD area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the PL3 5JD hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Compton
Council area
Plymouth
Nearest postcode to the centre
PL3 5JD
Postcode district
PL3
Centre (latitude, longitude)
50.39282, -4.12442
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
11 December 2025
Rank by collisions
2,600th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PL3 5JD hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A38, with 56 of 301, followed by the B3250 with 42.

Collisions at the PL3 5JD hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385685210
2ndB3250425701
3rdB32602400
4thA3861100
5thB34321100

Towns near the PL3 5JD hotspot

244 of the 301 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Plymouth.

All 301 crashes at the PL3 5JD hotspot

Newest first, from 26 January 2001 to 11 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year