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Cornwall road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,068 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 1979, and 2,953 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 707 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 78,835 collisions in Cornwall.

Collisions in 1979
2,068
Casualties in 1979
2,953
Fatal collisions
48
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
707
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Cornwall in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal482.3%
  • Serious70734%
  • Slight1,31363%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal592%
  • Serious90631%
  • Slight1,98867%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 1979 is highlighted, with 2,068.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday270 (13%)
  • Tuesday270 (13%)
  • Wednesday273 (13%)
  • Thursday294 (14%)
  • Friday334 (16%)
  • Saturday375 (18%)
  • Sunday252 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59141 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59193 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59294 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59374 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59513 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59264 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59273 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January133 (6.4%)
  • February92 (4.4%)
  • March142 (6.9%)
  • April149 (7.2%)
  • May164 (7.9%)
  • June169 (8.2%)
  • July233 (11%)
  • August262 (13%)
  • September213 (10%)
  • October182 (8.8%)
  • November173 (8.4%)
  • December156 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,490 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting311 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,468 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds336 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist64 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Other34 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,183 (57%)
  • Wet or damp804 (39%)
  • Frost or ice59 (2.9%)
  • Snow16 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph852 (41%)
  • 40 mph113 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1,031 (50%)
  • 70 mph52 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,918 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout27 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,593 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist650 (22%)
  • Pedestrian363 (12%)
  • Cyclist137 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant91 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant41 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 571 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10128 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15206 (7%)
  • 16 to 20859 (29%)
  • 21 to 25387 (13%)
  • 26 to 35450 (15%)
  • 36 to 45273 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55203 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65179 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75144 (4.9%)
  • Over 7553 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,638 (55%)
  • Passenger952 (32%)
  • Pedestrian363 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,256 (64%)
  • Motorcycle647 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes171 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes158 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach64 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle45 (1.3%)
  • Minibus23 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Cornwall

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cornwall ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 9th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 1979

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 1979: 192, including 6 fatal and 68 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30192311668
2ndA39131202355
3rdA390117158240
4thA3889136427
5thA39473114630
6thA3894661512
7thA3884465115
8thA30474058013
9thA3923956016
10thA30753677017
11thA3742642113
12thB3254263218
13thA3058253627
14thA30822434010
15thA30832327011
16thB3247193105
17thA393172012
18thB3273172305
19thB3306172603
20thA3074162104

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 1979

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 1979: 66.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 1979

PL12 and PL26 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 1979, with 104 each.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 1979, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years