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Cornwall road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,001 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2004, and 2,737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (2,058), and casualties fell from 2,844.

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

Collisions in 2004
2,001
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
2,737
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
39
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2004

1.9% of collisions in Cornwall in 2004 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal391.9%
  • Serious1708.5%
  • Slight1,79290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal441.6%
  • Serious2248.2%
  • Slight2,46990%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2004 is highlighted, with 2,001, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday297 (15%)
  • Tuesday291 (15%)
  • Wednesday288 (14%)
  • Thursday287 (14%)
  • Friday337 (17%)
  • Saturday296 (15%)
  • Sunday205 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5988 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59227 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59305 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59399 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59503 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59286 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59166 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (5.7%)
  • February143 (7.1%)
  • March134 (6.7%)
  • April155 (7.7%)
  • May188 (9.4%)
  • June174 (8.7%)
  • July191 (9.5%)
  • August208 (10%)
  • September175 (8.7%)
  • October206 (10%)
  • November151 (7.5%)
  • December162 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,747 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting248 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,536 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds293 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other66 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,138 (57%)
  • Wet or damp812 (41%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.1%)
  • Snow11 (0.5%)
  • Mud9 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph742 (37%)
  • 40 mph130 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph32 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph999 (50%)
  • 70 mph80 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,772 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (6%)
  • Roundabout59 (2.9%)
  • 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 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,999 (73%)
  • Pedestrian263 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist252 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist97 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10107 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15155 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20552 (20%)
  • 21 to 25307 (11%)
  • 26 to 35383 (14%)
  • 36 to 45343 (13%)
  • 46 to 55244 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65198 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 75105 (3.8%)
  • Over 7587 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded203 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,610 (59%)
  • Passenger864 (32%)
  • Pedestrian263 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,950 (83%)
  • Motorcycle256 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle32 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle28 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 8th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2004

Penzance East, Cornwall, TR18 2SL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2004, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2004

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2004: 176, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30176278516
2ndA39121180513
3rdA390112159414
4thA387814126
5thA3886510527
6thA3058375516
7thA3047364909
8thA389364313
9thB3254334204
10thA394314612
11thA3075304123
12thA374273911
13thB3297223402
14thB3302182401
15thA387161800
16thB3266152102
17thA393141701
18thB3303141811
19thB3306141401
20thB3314142000

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2004

St Austell had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2004: 72.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2004

TR8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2004: 98.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years