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Cornwall road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,014 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 1999, and 2,739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (1,972), and casualties rose from 2,709.

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

Collisions in 1999
2,014
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,739
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
27
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 1999

1.3% of collisions in Cornwall in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271.3%
  • Serious22011%
  • Slight1,76788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.1%
  • Serious2719.9%
  • Slight2,43889%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 1999 is highlighted, with 2,014, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday311 (15%)
  • Tuesday302 (15%)
  • Wednesday287 (14%)
  • Thursday279 (14%)
  • Friday314 (16%)
  • Saturday289 (14%)
  • Sunday232 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59234 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59351 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59396 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59490 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59275 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59160 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January147 (7.3%)
  • February106 (5.3%)
  • March137 (6.8%)
  • April148 (7.3%)
  • May178 (8.8%)
  • June161 (8%)
  • July206 (10%)
  • August232 (12%)
  • September204 (10%)
  • October146 (7.2%)
  • November187 (9.3%)
  • December162 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,701 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting225 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,408 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds325 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds91 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds85 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other65 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,172 (58%)
  • Wet or damp793 (39%)
  • Frost or ice30 (1.5%)
  • Snow9 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph820 (41%)
  • 40 mph129 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph25 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph978 (49%)
  • 70 mph58 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,793 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout62 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,888 (69%)
  • Pedestrian311 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist224 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist172 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10128 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15192 (7%)
  • 16 to 20436 (16%)
  • 21 to 25282 (10%)
  • 26 to 35495 (18%)
  • 36 to 45380 (14%)
  • 46 to 55376 (14%)
  • 56 to 65147 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 75139 (5.1%)
  • Over 7599 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,593 (58%)
  • Passenger835 (30%)
  • Pedestrian311 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,884 (79%)
  • Motorcycle235 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle172 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes125 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach61 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle34 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 10th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 1999

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 1999: 164, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30164233521
2ndA390125182018
3rdA39122165414
4thA3873111112
5thA388415827
6thA389375403
7thA394344515
8thB3254334404
9thA3047314403
10thA3058264202
11thA393212600
12thB3297213105
13thB3247172213
14thA392162413
15thB3274162101
16thA3059151905
17thA391152402
18thA395141721
19thB3314142611
20thA3074132013

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 1999

Falmouth had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 1999: 75.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 1999

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 1999: 122.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years