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Cornwall road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,016 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 1984, and 2,646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 662 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (1,863), and casualties rose from 2,497.

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

Collisions in 1984
2,016
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,646
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
34
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
662
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 1984

1.7% of collisions in Cornwall in 1984 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal341.7%
  • Serious66233%
  • Slight1,32065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal371.4%
  • Serious79730%
  • Slight1,81268%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 1984 is highlighted, with 2,016, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday239 (12%)
  • Tuesday288 (14%)
  • Wednesday292 (14%)
  • Thursday296 (15%)
  • Friday334 (17%)
  • Saturday312 (15%)
  • Sunday255 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59104 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59205 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59266 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59358 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59536 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59298 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59237 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January146 (7.2%)
  • February121 (6%)
  • March131 (6.5%)
  • April151 (7.5%)
  • May172 (8.5%)
  • June188 (9.3%)
  • July225 (11%)
  • August207 (10%)
  • September194 (9.6%)
  • October190 (9.4%)
  • November158 (7.8%)
  • December133 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,490 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting263 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,562 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds261 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds68 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist49 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,318 (65%)
  • Wet or damp661 (33%)
  • Frost or ice33 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph885 (44%)
  • 40 mph135 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph947 (47%)
  • 70 mph30 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,852 (92%)
  • Roundabout58 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,241 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist775 (29%)
  • Pedestrian348 (13%)
  • Cyclist158 (6%)
  • Van occupant69 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10113 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15169 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20821 (31%)
  • 21 to 25381 (14%)
  • 26 to 35393 (15%)
  • 36 to 45249 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55162 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 65138 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 75102 (3.9%)
  • Over 7552 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,593 (60%)
  • Passenger705 (27%)
  • Pedestrian348 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,007 (60%)
  • Motorcycle786 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes175 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes104 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach35 (1%)
  • Minibus21 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 14th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 1984

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 1984: 185, including 3 fatal and 50 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30185260350
2ndA39130186444
3rdA390117167230
4thA386192317
5thA3945463013
6thA30475364015
7thA3895158012
8thA3884463016
9thA392283607
10thB3268273414
11thB3297234028
12thA3075213309
13thB3284202217
14thA3083183009
15thA3074171804
16thB3374171805
17thA3058162306
18thA374161913
19thB3247152806
20thB3286151605

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 1984

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 1984: 80.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 1984

TR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 1984: 99.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years