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PL5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,321 road traffic collisions in the PL5 postcode district, Plymouth, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 1,027 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 81 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (84).

Collisions since 1979
5,321
485th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,596
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
67 people killed
Serious collisions
1,027
1,138 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
81
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
96
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal611.1%
  • Serious1,02719%
  • Slight4,23380%

What the data shows

  • PL5 had 681 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 1,030 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in PL5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,159 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL5, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in PL5.

Where PL5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
485th
Most casualties
566th
Most fatal collisions
903rd
Most serious collisions
364th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday797 (15%)
  • Tuesday791 (15%)
  • Wednesday775 (15%)
  • Thursday842 (16%)
  • Friday920 (17%)
  • Saturday696 (13%)
  • Sunday500 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,251 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit909 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting121 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,557 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway1,252 (24%)
  • Roundabout320 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road150 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph4,047 (76%)
  • 40 mph549 (10%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph284 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph378 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,082 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds834 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds131 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds99 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other104 (2%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,308 (50%)
  • Pedestrian1,175 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist1,145 (17%)
  • Cyclist640 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant181 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant77 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL5 peaked at 168 in 1984; 2025 had 81.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 81
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258196
202484106
20235670
20225671
20217192
20205264
20197291
20185266
201780107
201677103
201588113
2014102138
201389117
201287121
2011111148
201089112
2009107139
2008103124
2007130153
2006124152
2005129156
2004133155
2003132155
2002126156
2001127159
2000119140
1999143170
1998134163
1997156202
1996146178
1995124156
1994130167
1993133156
1992133166
1991133163
1990139174
1989138186
1988126152
1987126152
1986127146
1985151182
1984168201
1983156179
1982137164
1981105123
1980122156
1979117156

Map of recent crashes in PL5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL5

The 24 most recent collisions in PL5 happened between 15 September and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL5

The A38 has the most collisions in PL5, 910 of 5,321 (17%), followed by the B3413 (515).

Collisions in PL5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA389101,23519179
2ndB34135156565106
3rdA386218277126
4thA388203234379
5thA3064124179427
6thB33734770112
7thB3250141501
8thB34163610

Council areas covering PL5

Collisions in PL5 were recorded in 3 council areas. Plymouth has 5,275 of 5,321 (99%).

Collisions in PL5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPlymouth5,2756,531601,026
2ndSouth Hams344711
3rdCornwall121800

Town in PL5

Of the 5,321 collisions in PL5, 4,201 (79%) were in Plymouth.