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Cornwall road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,096 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 1989, and 2,814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 480 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (1,976), and casualties rose from 2,664.

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

Collisions in 1989
2,096
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
2,814
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
49
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
480
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Cornwall in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal492.3%
  • Serious48023%
  • Slight1,56775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal592.1%
  • Serious58521%
  • Slight2,17077%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 1989 is highlighted, with 2,096, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday302 (14%)
  • Tuesday289 (14%)
  • Wednesday263 (13%)
  • Thursday310 (15%)
  • Friday323 (15%)
  • Saturday358 (17%)
  • Sunday251 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59256 (12%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59221 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59300 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59325 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59464 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59330 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59181 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January147 (7%)
  • February144 (6.9%)
  • March180 (8.6%)
  • April157 (7.5%)
  • May190 (9.1%)
  • June177 (8.4%)
  • July180 (8.6%)
  • August242 (12%)
  • September196 (9.4%)
  • October170 (8.1%)
  • November160 (7.6%)
  • December153 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,552 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit283 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting240 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,649 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds274 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds74 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,338 (64%)
  • Wet or damp727 (35%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph881 (42%)
  • 40 mph168 (8%)
  • 50 mph22 (1%)
  • 60 mph971 (46%)
  • 70 mph53 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,877 (90%)
  • Roundabout92 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,622 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist514 (18%)
  • Pedestrian351 (12%)
  • Cyclist125 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant112 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10110 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15159 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20710 (25%)
  • 21 to 25459 (16%)
  • 26 to 35425 (15%)
  • 36 to 45311 (11%)
  • 46 to 55214 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65189 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75113 (4%)
  • Over 7571 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,675 (60%)
  • Passenger788 (28%)
  • Pedestrian351 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,519 (67%)
  • Motorcycle522 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes275 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes141 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle128 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach58 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle44 (1.2%)
  • Minibus23 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 12th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 1989

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 1989: 177, including 11 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA301772741131
2ndA39148211340
3rdA390147209632
4thA3896140321
5thA3886695020
6thA3047567319
7thA3895366115
8thA3944255211
9thA374355017
10thA3075325107
11thA392272913
12thA3058253106
13thA3061233009
14thB3284202725
15thB3254192416
16thB3301192603
17thB3290182211
18thA393172201
19thB3276162504
20thA391152304

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 1989

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 1989: 95.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 1989

PL12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 1989: 127.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 1989, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years