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Cornwall road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,022 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2002, and 2,726 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (2,120), and casualties fell from 2,847.

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

Collisions in 2002
2,022
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
2,726
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
48
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2002

2.4% of collisions in Cornwall in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal482.4%
  • Serious22311%
  • Slight1,75187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal531.9%
  • Serious28010%
  • Slight2,39388%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2002 is highlighted, with 2,022, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday313 (15%)
  • Tuesday277 (14%)
  • Wednesday314 (16%)
  • Thursday289 (14%)
  • Friday323 (16%)
  • Saturday281 (14%)
  • Sunday225 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59227 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59335 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59395 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59530 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59275 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January135 (6.7%)
  • February150 (7.4%)
  • March180 (8.9%)
  • April147 (7.3%)
  • May169 (8.4%)
  • June147 (7.3%)
  • July196 (9.7%)
  • August220 (11%)
  • September164 (8.1%)
  • October162 (8%)
  • November182 (9%)
  • December170 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,778 (88%)
  • Dark, no street lighting239 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,417 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds355 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds75 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1%)
  • Other48 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,125 (56%)
  • Wet or damp859 (42%)
  • Mud14 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph801 (40%)
  • 40 mph152 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph962 (48%)
  • 70 mph76 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,767 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout50 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,919 (70%)
  • Pedestrian326 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist265 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist104 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (2%)
  • 6 to 10105 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15155 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20489 (18%)
  • 21 to 25304 (11%)
  • 26 to 35442 (16%)
  • 36 to 45359 (13%)
  • 46 to 55411 (15%)
  • 56 to 65184 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7594 (3.4%)
  • Over 75101 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,599 (59%)
  • Passenger801 (29%)
  • Pedestrian326 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,916 (81%)
  • Motorcycle264 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach54 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle47 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle19 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cornwall ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 9th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2002

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, Cornwall, TR1 2LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2002, with 34 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2002

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2002: 165, including 11 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA301652351124
2ndA39014121658
3rdA39118165320
4thA3882116110
5thA3885072211
6thA3058405516
7thA3047354715
8thB3254345606
9thA389324607
10thA394294706
11thA392242912
12thB3297232903
13thB3274193405
14thA3059182714
15thA393182313
16thA391162510
17thB3276161801
18thA3075151913
19thA3074142000
20thA3078141702

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2002

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2002: 80.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2002

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2002: 114.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2002, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years