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PL9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,773 road traffic collisions in the PL9 postcode district, Plymouth, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 551 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,773
1,402nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,608
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
38 people killed
Serious collisions
551
632 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal351.3%
  • Serious55120%
  • Slight2,18779%

What the data shows

  • PL9 had 296 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 560 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in PL9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 470 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL9, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in PL9.

Where PL9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,402nd
Most casualties
1,440th
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
1,347th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday368 (13%)
  • Tuesday366 (13%)
  • Wednesday381 (14%)
  • Thursday445 (16%)
  • Friday468 (17%)
  • Saturday398 (14%)
  • Sunday347 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,161 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit439 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting150 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,083 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway327 (12%)
  • Roundabout306 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,935 (70%)
  • 40 mph475 (17%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph335 (12%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,148 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds399 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds70 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other62 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,021 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist656 (18%)
  • Pedestrian411 (11%)
  • Cyclist304 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant136 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant42 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL9 peaked at 98 in 1985; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253032
20242937
20232930
20222736
20211623
20203236
20193437
20182631
20173746
20163649
20154150
20144966
20135770
20125271
20115379
20105781
20094354
20085973
20076277
200687115
20055161
200481103
20037087
20026995
20015893
200081105
19996082
19986681
19975977
19968196
19957294
199497117
19936773
19925973
19916689
199077102
19896170
198876101
19877492
198686125
198598132
198474108
198372105
19826587
19817195
19804966
197977106

Map of recent crashes in PL9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL9

The 24 most recent collisions in PL9 happened between 4 April and 7 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL9

The A379 has the most collisions in PL9, 609 of 2,773 (22%), followed by the A374 (11).

Collisions in PL9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3796098158115
2ndA374111803
3rdA3866700
4thA383300

Council areas covering PL9

Collisions in PL9 were recorded in 2 council areas. Plymouth has 2,493 of 2,773 (90%).

Collisions in PL9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPlymouth2,4933,19729476
2ndSouth Hams276405674

Town in PL9

Of the 2,773 collisions in PL9, 2,082 (75%) were in Plymouth.