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Cornwall road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,049 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 1982, and 2,856 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 685 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (2,045), and casualties rose from 2,855.

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

Collisions in 1982
2,049
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,856
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
40
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
685
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 1982

2% of collisions in Cornwall in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal402%
  • Serious68533%
  • Slight1,32465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal451.6%
  • Serious86830%
  • Slight1,94368%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 1982 is highlighted, with 2,049, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday223 (11%)
  • Tuesday288 (14%)
  • Wednesday300 (15%)
  • Thursday309 (15%)
  • Friday342 (17%)
  • Saturday337 (16%)
  • Sunday250 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59113 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59228 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59293 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59373 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59497 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59281 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59232 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January122 (6%)
  • February140 (6.8%)
  • March156 (7.6%)
  • April131 (6.4%)
  • May177 (8.6%)
  • June186 (9.1%)
  • July222 (11%)
  • August235 (11%)
  • September184 (9%)
  • October186 (9.1%)
  • November163 (8%)
  • December147 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,502 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting297 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,463 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds333 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds81 (4%)
  • Fog or mist78 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,141 (56%)
  • Wet or damp875 (43%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph832 (41%)
  • 40 mph152 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1,022 (50%)
  • 70 mph32 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,899 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout51 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,390 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist785 (27%)
  • Pedestrian345 (12%)
  • Cyclist139 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant101 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10113 (4%)
  • 11 to 15209 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20874 (31%)
  • 21 to 25403 (14%)
  • 26 to 35395 (14%)
  • 36 to 45293 (10%)
  • 46 to 55204 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65146 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 75117 (4.1%)
  • Over 7552 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,665 (58%)
  • Passenger846 (30%)
  • Pedestrian345 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,123 (61%)
  • Motorcycle763 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes209 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes137 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach46 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle28 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Cornwall

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cornwall ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 14th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 1982

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 1982: 200, including 12 fatal and 67 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA302003151267
2ndA390130197250
3rdA39118160335
4thA3947694025
5thA30475970019
6thA3858109119
7thA3883861320
8thA3893248010
9thA392253919
10thA30832234012
11thA3742138014
12thA393212809
13thB3254202617
14thA3061192303
15thA3058182408
16thA3075182609
17thB3306182808
18thA387172607
19thB3268172914
20thB3284172104

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 1982

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 1982: 89.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 1982

PL26 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 1982: 111.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years