Crap Towns / Plymouth / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Plymouth?
There were 2.5 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Plymouth from 2021 to 2025, about the same as the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 2.3, up from 2.1 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Torpoint | 6.1 km | 3.6 |
| Plymouth | – | 2.5 |
| Totnes | 31.4 km | 2.4 |
| Looe | 23.9 km | 2.3 |
| Tavistock | 16.6 km | 1.9 |
| Liskeard | 24.7 km | 1.8 |
| Launceston | 31.4 km | 1.7 |
| Saltash | 7.3 km | 1.4 |
| Ivybridge | 14.4 km | 0.8 |
| Kingsbridge | 28.1 km | 0.7 |
| Bovey Tracey | 38.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |