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Cornwall road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,035 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 1997, and 2,811 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 248 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (2,020), and casualties rose from 2,808.

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

Collisions in 1997
2,035
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
2,811
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
41
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
248
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 1997

2% of collisions in Cornwall in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal412%
  • Serious24812%
  • Slight1,74686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal451.6%
  • Serious30811%
  • Slight2,45887%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 1997 is highlighted, with 2,035, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday272 (13%)
  • Tuesday284 (14%)
  • Wednesday326 (16%)
  • Thursday295 (14%)
  • Friday352 (17%)
  • Saturday274 (13%)
  • Sunday232 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59205 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59337 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59411 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59525 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59300 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59167 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January134 (6.6%)
  • February140 (6.9%)
  • March150 (7.4%)
  • April135 (6.6%)
  • May184 (9%)
  • June187 (9.2%)
  • July196 (9.6%)
  • August250 (12%)
  • September158 (7.8%)
  • October176 (8.6%)
  • November186 (9.1%)
  • December139 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,584 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting237 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,482 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds287 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds55 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist43 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other71 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,243 (61%)
  • Wet or damp763 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1%)
  • Snow6 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph817 (40%)
  • 40 mph120 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,006 (49%)
  • 70 mph74 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,822 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout44 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,972 (70%)
  • Pedestrian320 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist273 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist145 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 572 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10128 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15180 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20506 (18%)
  • 21 to 25351 (12%)
  • 26 to 35542 (19%)
  • 36 to 45339 (12%)
  • 46 to 55285 (10%)
  • 56 to 65173 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75122 (4.3%)
  • Over 75112 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,619 (58%)
  • Passenger872 (31%)
  • Pedestrian320 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,986 (81%)
  • Motorcycle264 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle145 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes103 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach50 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle40 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 10th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 1997

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 1997: 157, including 10 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA301572451017
2ndA390133197121
3rdA39108158212
4thA387811927
5thA388445707
6thA3058374828
7thA389365814
8thA3047334705
9thA394305005
10thB3254293516
11thA392263604
12thA391253212
13thA3075243914
14thB3266192302
15thA393182713
16thB3297182802
17thB3314172712
18thA374162010
19thA387152413
20thB3274152023

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 1997

Newquay had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 1997: 59.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 1997

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 1997: 139.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years