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Cornwall road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,111 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 1990, and 2,822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 59 were fatal and 442 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1989 (2,096), and casualties rose from 2,814.

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

Collisions in 1990
2,111
Up 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
2,822
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
59
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
442
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 1990

2.8% of collisions in Cornwall in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal592.8%
  • Serious44221%
  • Slight1,61076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal642.3%
  • Serious54719%
  • Slight2,21178%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 1990 is highlighted, with 2,111, up 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday280 (13%)
  • Tuesday262 (12%)
  • Wednesday315 (15%)
  • Thursday322 (15%)
  • Friday337 (16%)
  • Saturday335 (16%)
  • Sunday260 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5981 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59257 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59341 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59369 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59517 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59319 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59203 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January160 (7.6%)
  • February149 (7.1%)
  • March124 (5.9%)
  • April159 (7.5%)
  • May189 (9%)
  • June225 (11%)
  • July221 (10%)
  • August239 (11%)
  • September171 (8.1%)
  • October166 (7.9%)
  • November163 (7.7%)
  • December145 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,612 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting273 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,577 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds336 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds95 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,288 (61%)
  • Wet or damp782 (37%)
  • Frost or ice26 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.4%)
  • Snow7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph864 (41%)
  • 40 mph143 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph30 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1,013 (48%)
  • 70 mph61 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,926 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout53 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,649 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist463 (16%)
  • Pedestrian327 (12%)
  • Cyclist162 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant132 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 569 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10107 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15173 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20674 (24%)
  • 21 to 25423 (15%)
  • 26 to 35464 (16%)
  • 36 to 45300 (11%)
  • 46 to 55240 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65161 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 75120 (4.3%)
  • Over 7590 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,632 (58%)
  • Passenger863 (31%)
  • Pedestrian327 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,464 (67%)
  • Motorcycle469 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes257 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes137 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach54 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle42 (1.1%)
  • Minibus21 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded51 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 11th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 1990

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 1990: 175, including 7 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30175275736
2ndA390143200526
3rdA39141189727
4thA3889130518
5thA388456424
6thA3894066011
7thA394395026
8thA3047354829
9thA393324915
10thA392293919
11thB3254273415
12thA3058253604
13thA3075244224
14thA374243428
15thB3284182605
16thA387172104
17thA391172825
18thB3301172307
19thA3061161602
20thB3247161802

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 1990

St Austell had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 1990: 69.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 1990

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 1990: 139.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years