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PL1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,151 road traffic collisions in the PL1 postcode district, Plymouth, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 1,211 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 56 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (63).

Collisions since 1979
6,151
298th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,352
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
47 people killed
Serious collisions
1,211
1,317 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
56
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal460.7%
  • Serious1,21120%
  • Slight4,89480%

What the data shows

  • PL1 had 667 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 977 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in PL1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 769 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL1, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in PL1.

Where PL1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
298th
Most casualties
422nd
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
195th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday806 (13%)
  • Tuesday832 (14%)
  • Wednesday828 (13%)
  • Thursday949 (15%)
  • Friday1,033 (17%)
  • Saturday1,070 (17%)
  • Sunday633 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,425 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,658 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,906 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway1,152 (19%)
  • Roundabout786 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road247 (4%)
  • Not recorded60 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph40 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph5,921 (96%)
  • 40 mph29 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph153 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,873 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds882 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds137 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds98 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other103 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,722 (37%)
  • Pedestrian2,178 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist1,320 (18%)
  • Cyclist572 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant352 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant104 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant59 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL1 peaked at 217 in 1984; 2025 had 56.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 56
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255665
20246370
20235975
20225562
20216380
20205462
20197684
20187388
201788114
20168095
20157189
201486107
20137284
20127792
201189116
2010102128
2009102124
2008106125
2007143180
2006129153
2005139175
2004144170
2003154168
2002145165
2001161197
2000135156
1999144176
1998140157
1997162201
1996144177
1995172206
1994120142
1993150165
1992142160
1991168197
1990182226
1989177208
1988188219
1987199234
1986207246
1985173189
1984217260
1983207241
1982202260
1981181225
1980178229
1979176210

Map of recent crashes in PL1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL1

The 24 most recent collisions in PL1 happened between 29 July and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL1

The A374 has the most collisions in PL1, 1,992 of 6,151 (32%), followed by the B3240 (257).

Collisions in PL1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3741,9922,38214465
2ndB3240257289264
3rdB3241166220357
4thB3244111136036
5thA38894116223
6thA38692122119
7thB32435566115
8thB32454954014
9thA30414762115
10thB3396171904
11thB325091301
12thA3793300

Council area for PL1

PL1 is in Plymouth, where police recorded 39,632 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PL1 accounts for 16% of them.

Town in PL1

Of the 6,151 collisions in PL1, 5,857 (95%) were in Plymouth.