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B3241 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
256
2,929th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
323
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
79
94 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
11 Jul 2021
Busiest year
1986
24 collisions

Crash severity on the B3241

On the B3241, 1.6% of collisions were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2021

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious7931%
  • Slight17368%

Where the B3241 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,929th
Most casualties
3,023rd
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
2,301st

B3241 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3241 peaked at 24 in 1986, and none have been recorded since 2021.

Collisions and casualties on the B3241, 1979 to 2021

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202111
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200911
200800
200700
200600
200500
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199911
199800
199700
1996816
199512
1994710
19931517
19921317
19911415
19901617
19891215
19881818
19871723
19862429
19851414
19842427
19831417
19821415
19811628
19801322
19791318

When crashes happen on the B3241

Saturday has the most collisions on the B3241 (42), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (78).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday36 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (5.9%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am28 (11%)
  • 9am to noon26 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm54 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm78 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm31 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight22 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.3%)
  • February21 (8.2%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April18 (7%)
  • May25 (9.8%)
  • June14 (5.5%)
  • July23 (9%)
  • August17 (6.6%)
  • September23 (9%)
  • October17 (6.6%)
  • November34 (13%)
  • December22 (8.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight186 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3241 crashes

On the B3241, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Other12 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (66%)
  • Wet or damp86 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3241 crashes

Car occupants make up 30% of the people killed or injured on the B3241, followed by motorcyclists (28%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (28%)
  • Pedestrian77 (24%)
  • Cyclist36 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (60%)
  • Motorcycle98 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2097 (30%)
  • 21 to 2564 (20%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5513 (4%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.4%)
  • Over 754 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (57%)
  • Pedestrian77 (24%)
  • Passenger63 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B3241

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B3241

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3241 crashes by council area

Of the 256 collisions on the B3241, 255 were in Plymouth.

Collisions on the B3241 in each area, 1979 to 2021
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPlymouth255322479

B3241 crashes by town

Of the 256 collisions on the B3241, 247 were in the built-up area of Plymouth.

Latest recorded crashes on the B3241

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B3241, from 28 June 1993 to 11 July 2021.

Severity