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Cornwall road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,964 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2000, and 2,646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 213 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (2,014), and casualties fell from 2,739.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,964
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,646
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
33
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
213
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Cornwall in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal331.7%
  • Serious21311%
  • Slight1,71887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal351.3%
  • Serious29111%
  • Slight2,32088%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,964, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday268 (14%)
  • Tuesday281 (14%)
  • Wednesday254 (13%)
  • Thursday301 (15%)
  • Friday348 (18%)
  • Saturday305 (16%)
  • Sunday207 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5989 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59217 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59340 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59404 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59478 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59274 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59132 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January134 (6.8%)
  • February132 (6.7%)
  • March124 (6.3%)
  • April155 (7.9%)
  • May185 (9.4%)
  • June168 (8.6%)
  • July182 (9.3%)
  • August215 (11%)
  • September164 (8.4%)
  • October172 (8.8%)
  • November173 (8.8%)
  • December160 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,732 (88%)
  • Dark, no street lighting228 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,381 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds305 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds100 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds80 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,077 (55%)
  • Wet or damp840 (43%)
  • Frost or ice17 (0.9%)
  • Mud14 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph797 (41%)
  • 40 mph131 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph948 (48%)
  • 70 mph64 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,731 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout42 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,775 (67%)
  • Pedestrian322 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist262 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist139 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant37 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1098 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15142 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20461 (17%)
  • 21 to 25259 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35490 (19%)
  • 36 to 45314 (12%)
  • 46 to 55463 (17%)
  • 56 to 65177 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75107 (4%)
  • Over 7590 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,559 (59%)
  • Passenger765 (29%)
  • Pedestrian322 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,739 (78%)
  • Motorcycle269 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes128 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach51 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle48 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle20 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse6 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 10th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2000

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2000: 168, including 8 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30168257824
2ndA39012316027
3rdA39122194318
4thA38659418
5thA389497414
6thA3047415204
7thA388405207
8thA394294705
9thB3254273214
10thA3059253701
11thA3058243401
12thA392192502
13thB3274182920
14thA3075173103
15thA374162101
16thA3082142201
17thA387142101
18thA391141613
19thA393142002
20thB3284131602

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2000

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2000: 73.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2000

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2000: 103.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years