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Plymouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 34,185 road traffic collisions in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025, and 41,879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 271 were fatal and 6,388 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 356 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (371).

Collisions since 1979
34,185
41st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
41,879
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
271
286 people killed
Serious collisions
6,388
7,021 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
356
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
420
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Plymouth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2710.8%
  • Serious6,38819%
  • Slight27,52681%

What the data shows

  • Plymouth had 3,821 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 6,175 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Plymouth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,722 children under 16 were killed or injured in Plymouth, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Plymouth.

Where Plymouth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
41st
Most casualties
38th
Most fatal collisions
42nd
Most serious collisions
28th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,896 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,984 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,114 (15%)
  • Thursday5,380 (16%)
  • Friday5,854 (17%)
  • Saturday4,755 (14%)
  • Sunday3,202 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26,529 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,267 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting150 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit126 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown108 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway23,788 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway6,571 (19%)
  • Roundabout2,822 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road762 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded242 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph171 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph29,857 (87%)
  • 40 mph2,949 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph86 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph994 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph113 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds26,350 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,347 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds808 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds582 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist135 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.1%)
  • Other695 (2%)
  • Not recorded209 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant19,645 (47%)
  • Pedestrian8,432 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist7,675 (18%)
  • Cyclist3,566 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,496 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant388 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant386 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant99 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant82 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)66 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Plymouth peaked at 1,115 in 1984; 2025 had 356.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 356
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025356420
2024371452
2023344406
2022320399
2021346417
2020324388
2019415508
2018410528
2017469614
2016466594
2015518647
2014526680
2013552711
2012501616
2011614780
2010635805
2009603773
2008635769
2007794959
2006797985
2005780960
20048401,023
20038351,002
2002830979
2001830986
20008321,016
1999801976
19988411,017
19978641,091
19968901,118
19958661,048
1994819989
19938831,013
19928821,065
19918931,065
19909411,162
19898411,011
19889421,132
19879091,092
19869881,226
19851,0221,207
19841,1151,329
19831,0711,321
19829591,227
19818981,102
19808951,118
19799221,153

Map of recent crashes in Plymouth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Plymouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Plymouth

The 24 most recent collisions in Plymouth happened between 5 December and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Plymouth

The A374 has the most collisions in Plymouth, 3,650 of 34,185 (11%), followed by the A386 (3,047).

Collisions in Plymouth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3743,6504,50427713
2ndA3863,0473,97939523
3rdB32501,2331,49112202
4thA38870686112249
5thB33966437822113
6thB3416624815994
7thB34136218034112
8thB32386177602154
9thA3796078107113
10thA385487109119
11thA3064480601379
12thB3214475552495
13thB3240400451491
14thB3373289403268
15thB3241247312378
16thB3432179237128
17thA3041174217262
18thA3042156203363
19thB324496119028
20thA308187106233
21stB32435566115
22ndB32454954014
23rdB3239395127
24thA3043282908
25thB3417273203
26thB31464400
27thA3763500
28thB30643401
29thB31433301

Council areas covering Plymouth

Collisions in Plymouth were recorded in 4 council areas. Plymouth has 34,047 of 34,185 (99.6%).

Collisions in Plymouth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPlymouth34,04741,7142706,362
2ndSouth Hams127147123
3rdWest Devon61101
4thCornwall4601

Postcode districts in Plymouth

Collisions in Plymouth were recorded in 8 postcode districts, led by PL4 (6,649) and PL1 (5,857).