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Cornwall road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,058 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2003, and 2,844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (2,022), and casualties rose from 2,726.

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

Collisions in 2003
2,058
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
2,844
Up 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
29
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Cornwall in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal291.4%
  • Serious23511%
  • Slight1,79487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.1%
  • Serious30511%
  • Slight2,50988%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2003 is highlighted, with 2,058, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday315 (15%)
  • Tuesday278 (14%)
  • Wednesday311 (15%)
  • Thursday305 (15%)
  • Friday318 (15%)
  • Saturday288 (14%)
  • Sunday243 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59102 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59242 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59346 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59407 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59486 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59276 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59162 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January161 (7.8%)
  • February148 (7.2%)
  • March147 (7.1%)
  • April142 (6.9%)
  • May177 (8.6%)
  • June187 (9.1%)
  • July210 (10%)
  • August203 (9.9%)
  • September172 (8.4%)
  • October183 (8.9%)
  • November183 (8.9%)
  • December145 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,788 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting262 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,584 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds292 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other60 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,216 (59%)
  • Wet or damp786 (38%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.2%)
  • Mud13 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph772 (38%)
  • 40 mph149 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph31 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1,017 (49%)
  • 70 mph83 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,826 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout67 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,944 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist336 (12%)
  • Pedestrian271 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant76 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist72 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1089 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15123 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20529 (19%)
  • 21 to 25304 (11%)
  • 26 to 35486 (17%)
  • 36 to 45436 (15%)
  • 46 to 55290 (10%)
  • 56 to 65192 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75148 (5.2%)
  • Over 75115 (4%)
  • Not recorded90 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,756 (62%)
  • Passenger817 (29%)
  • Pedestrian271 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,847 (77%)
  • Motorcycle346 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes175 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes117 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (2%)
  • Bus or coach43 (1.2%)
  • Minibus24 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 8th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2003

Camborne Trelowarren, Cornwall, TR14 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2003, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2003

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2003: 172, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30172243220
2ndA390135204317
3rdA39120178316
4thA387810338
5thA388516926
6thA394436502
7thA389425609
8thA3047404604
9thB3254385206
10thA3058354012
11thA3075253813
12thA374233012
13thA391182101
14thB3274182602
15thB3302172501
16thA392162303
17thB3247152102
18thB3303151501
19thA393131803
20thB3280131902

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2003

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2003: 63.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2003

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2003: 116.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years