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Cornwall road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,976 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 1988, and 2,664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 490 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (1,866), and casualties rose from 2,535.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,976
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,664
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
36
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
490
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Cornwall in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal361.8%
  • Serious49025%
  • Slight1,45073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal411.5%
  • Serious60223%
  • Slight2,02176%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,976, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday260 (13%)
  • Tuesday279 (14%)
  • Wednesday266 (13%)
  • Thursday301 (15%)
  • Friday301 (15%)
  • Saturday343 (17%)
  • Sunday226 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5997 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59211 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59286 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59386 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59481 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59287 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59210 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January145 (7.3%)
  • February127 (6.4%)
  • March153 (7.7%)
  • April134 (6.8%)
  • May179 (9.1%)
  • June179 (9.1%)
  • July204 (10%)
  • August229 (12%)
  • September210 (11%)
  • October175 (8.9%)
  • November173 (8.8%)
  • December68 (3.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,511 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting228 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,482 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds345 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,180 (60%)
  • Wet or damp784 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph822 (42%)
  • 40 mph127 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph962 (49%)
  • 70 mph49 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,782 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout67 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,525 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist509 (19%)
  • Pedestrian319 (12%)
  • Cyclist119 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant108 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10130 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15160 (6%)
  • 16 to 20685 (26%)
  • 21 to 25384 (14%)
  • 26 to 35387 (15%)
  • 36 to 45341 (13%)
  • 46 to 55193 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65127 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 75121 (4.5%)
  • Over 7575 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,542 (58%)
  • Passenger803 (30%)
  • Pedestrian319 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,296 (66%)
  • Motorcycle513 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes262 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes141 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach42 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 12th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
12th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 1988

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 1988: 144, including 6 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30144228641
2ndA39130201235
3rdA390124179527
4thA3892130318
5thA388526807
6thA30474964110
7thA3944760010
8thA3893242011
9thB3374262915
10thA392252606
11thA393243115
12thA3058232924
13thB3268232403
14thA3075224104
15thA374213316
16thB3314192605
17thA3061172304
18thA3074171803
19thB3247172308
20thB3254172203

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 1988

St Austell had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 1988: 69.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 1988

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 1988: 110.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 1988, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years