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PL4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,935 road traffic collisions in the PL4 postcode district, Plymouth, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 1,138 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 68 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (70).

Collisions since 1979
6,935
193rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,449
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
54 people killed
Serious collisions
1,138
1,238 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
68
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
78
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal490.7%
  • Serious1,13816%
  • Slight5,74883%

What the data shows

  • PL4 had 792 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 1,358 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in PL4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 788 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL4, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in PL4.

Where PL4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
193rd
Most casualties
274th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
257th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,042 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,023 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,056 (15%)
  • Thursday1,052 (15%)
  • Friday1,177 (17%)
  • Saturday984 (14%)
  • Sunday601 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,375 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,500 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,203 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway1,755 (25%)
  • Roundabout685 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road255 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph6,261 (90%)
  • 40 mph471 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph25 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph165 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,321 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,118 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds163 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds121 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other131 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,861 (46%)
  • Pedestrian1,738 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,448 (17%)
  • Cyclist727 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant427 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant114 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant83 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL4 peaked at 220 in 1984; 2025 had 68.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 68
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256878
20247085
20237182
20226881
20217996
202076102
20198298
201887109
201796122
201695121
2015122152
201499134
2013107136
2012121148
2011148194
2010150192
2009120148
2008150186
2007174206
2006167210
2005154181
2004168198
2003173210
2002181205
2001166189
2000191242
1999165198
1998182218
1997155191
1996181235
1995168200
1994184216
1993177205
1992174203
1991175203
1990177210
1989150182
1988184216
1987168206
1986187227
1985194236
1984220258
1983211263
1982168220
1981178215
1980174222
1979180220

Map of recent crashes in PL4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL4

The 24 most recent collisions in PL4 happened between 28 August and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL4

The A374 has the most collisions in PL4, 1,727 of 6,935 (25%), followed by the B3250 (718).

Collisions in PL4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3741,7272,25616256
2ndB32507188407126
3rdB3238406483188
4thB3214280325256
5thA386261311447
6thA379177237125
7thB3240146166229
8thB32417990021
9thA30814855215
10thB3239395127
11thA3883042010

Council area for PL4

PL4 is in Plymouth, where police recorded 39,632 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PL4 accounts for 17% of them.

Town in PL4

Of the 6,935 collisions in PL4, 6,649 (96%) were in Plymouth.