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Cornwall road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 78,835 road traffic collisions in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025, and 109,098 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,466 were fatal and 14,892 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 920 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (941), and casualties fell from 1,236 to 1,194.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
78,835
9th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109,098
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,466
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
920
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Cornwall

1.9% of collisions in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,4661.9%
  • Serious14,89219%
  • Slight62,47779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,6321.5%
  • Serious18,28517%
  • Slight89,18182%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. In 2025 there were 920, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 920
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259201,194
20249411,236
20231,0001,379
20221,0121,420
20219781,444
20208621,218
20191,1311,616
20181,1751,690
20171,1481,678
20161,2031,783
20151,2281,722
20141,3091,907
20131,2841,804
20121,3011,830
20111,3772,026
20101,4132,091
20091,4992,160
20081,5772,264
20071,9032,648
20061,9282,688
20052,0782,897
20042,0012,737
20032,0582,844
20022,0222,726
20012,1202,847
20001,9642,646
19992,0142,739
19981,9722,709
19972,0352,811
19962,0202,808
19951,8152,476
19941,9982,777
19931,9662,604
19921,7702,443
19911,8382,481
19902,1112,822
19892,0962,814
19881,9762,664
19871,8662,535
19861,9382,648
19851,9482,600
19842,0162,646
19831,8632,497
19822,0492,856
19812,0452,855
19801,9992,865
19792,0682,953

When and where crashes happen in Cornwall

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10,990 (14%)
  • Tuesday11,197 (14%)
  • Wednesday11,391 (14%)
  • Thursday11,573 (15%)
  • Friday12,763 (16%)
  • Saturday11,831 (15%)
  • Sunday9,090 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593,524 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,151 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598,813 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912,836 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914,914 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919,711 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911,029 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596,857 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January5,438 (6.9%)
  • February5,214 (6.6%)
  • March5,783 (7.3%)
  • April5,803 (7.4%)
  • May6,793 (8.6%)
  • June7,037 (8.9%)
  • July8,121 (10%)
  • August8,435 (11%)
  • September7,156 (9.1%)
  • October6,630 (8.4%)
  • November6,447 (8.2%)
  • December5,978 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight61,954 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9,800 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,485 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown378 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit196 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds58,283 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds12,133 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2,526 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1,950 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1,203 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds254 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds106 (0.1%)
  • Other1,710 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded670 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry47,503 (60%)
  • Wet or damp29,601 (38%)
  • Frost or ice1,201 (1.5%)
  • Snow208 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep161 (0.2%)
  • Mud70 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel50 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph544 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph32,145 (41%)
  • 40 mph5,754 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1,425 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph36,252 (46%)
  • 70 mph2,664 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69,381 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway3,999 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout3,002 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2,061 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded392 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Cornwall

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69,562 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist15,516 (14%)
  • Pedestrian11,966 (11%)
  • Cyclist5,262 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant3,151 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,322 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)983 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant504 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant441 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant174 (0.2%)
  • Other211 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52,065 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103,696 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 155,656 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2022,373 (21%)
  • 21 to 2513,846 (13%)
  • 26 to 3517,340 (16%)
  • 36 to 4513,426 (12%)
  • 46 to 5511,590 (11%)
  • 56 to 657,845 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 755,368 (4.9%)
  • Over 754,079 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1,814 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66,638 (61%)
  • Passenger30,494 (28%)
  • Pedestrian11,966 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car102,242 (73%)
  • Motorcycle15,532 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7,136 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle5,387 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4,095 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach1,689 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1,301 (0.9%)
  • Minibus472 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle470 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car306 (0.2%)
  • Other199 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded493 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Cornwall

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cornwall

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cornwall ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 9th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
6thManchester93,482123,4841,07611,554
7thLiverpool90,801127,1521,04512,259
8thBradford80,457109,9101,10612,966
9thCornwall (this area)78,835109,0981,46614,892
10thCity of Edinburgh74,53890,16582215,096
11thLambeth73,57685,04653811,218
12thBuckinghamshire72,942100,4751,41713,125

Accident hotspots in Cornwall

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, Cornwall, TR1 2LS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall, with 556 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 63 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025: 6,717, including 252 fatal and 1,250 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA306,71710,4392521,250
2ndA3904,9947,188112895
3rdA394,9297,4571341,014
4thA383,0434,753100549
5thA3881,9922,90140380
6thA3941,6552,43551358
7thA30471,6082,02813303
8thA3891,4932,13216284
9thA30581,1681,63824216
10thB32541,1351,58820219
11thA3929121,29024176
12thA30758491,42520198
13thA3747671,11529167
14thA3937241,02316134
15thB32976719428133
16thB327464194218131
17thA39161486421106
18thB32845628257117
19thB330154272912108
20thA38751183112106

Towns in Cornwall

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025: 2,864.

Postcode districts in Cornwall

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025: 4,113.

Latest crashes in Cornwall

Of the latest 24 crashes in Cornwall, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity