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Cornwall road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,120 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2001, and 2,847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 241 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2000 (1,964), and casualties rose from 2,646.

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

Collisions in 2001
2,120
Up 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,847
Up 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
36
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
241
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2001

1.7% of collisions in Cornwall in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal361.7%
  • Serious24111%
  • Slight1,84387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal401.4%
  • Serious29510%
  • Slight2,51288%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2001 is highlighted, with 2,120, up 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday298 (14%)
  • Tuesday313 (15%)
  • Wednesday298 (14%)
  • Thursday321 (15%)
  • Friday316 (15%)
  • Saturday328 (15%)
  • Sunday246 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59251 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59367 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59400 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59545 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59276 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January183 (8.6%)
  • February146 (6.9%)
  • March149 (7%)
  • April155 (7.3%)
  • May181 (8.5%)
  • June162 (7.6%)
  • July207 (9.8%)
  • August202 (9.5%)
  • September206 (9.7%)
  • October168 (7.9%)
  • November192 (9.1%)
  • December169 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,851 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting263 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,631 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds297 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,319 (62%)
  • Wet or damp729 (34%)
  • Frost or ice37 (1.7%)
  • Mud20 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph826 (39%)
  • 40 mph137 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph21 (1%)
  • 60 mph1,053 (50%)
  • 70 mph69 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,869 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout56 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,926 (68%)
  • Pedestrian323 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist305 (11%)
  • Cyclist124 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant60 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10100 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15149 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20472 (17%)
  • 21 to 25290 (10%)
  • 26 to 35506 (18%)
  • 36 to 45360 (13%)
  • 46 to 55541 (19%)
  • 56 to 65179 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7597 (3.4%)
  • Over 7593 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,695 (60%)
  • Passenger829 (29%)
  • Pedestrian323 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,973 (78%)
  • Motorcycle316 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes128 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach58 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle37 (1%)
  • Other vehicle33 (0.9%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse5 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cornwall

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cornwall ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 9th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2001

Newquay Central & Pentire, Cornwall, TR7 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2001, with 34 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2001

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2001: 173, including 8 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30173255827
2ndA390151204322
3rdA39116183116
4thA3880114310
5thA388588519
6thB3254405202
7thA3047354305
8thA394273823
9thA389253302
10thA3058243015
11thA3075243304
12thA392212613
13thB3297203204
14thA374192606
15thA393182402
16thB3274182520
17thA391172602
18thB3247161801
19thA387152100
20thA3059141603

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2001

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2001: 86.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2001

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2001: 124.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years