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Cornwall road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,078 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2005, and 2,897 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (2,001), and casualties rose from 2,737.

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

Collisions in 2005
2,078
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
2,897
Up 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
41
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2005

2% of collisions in Cornwall in 2005 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal412%
  • Serious1728.3%
  • Slight1,86590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal451.6%
  • Serious2167.5%
  • Slight2,63691%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2005 is highlighted, with 2,078, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday256 (12%)
  • Tuesday316 (15%)
  • Wednesday325 (16%)
  • Thursday289 (14%)
  • Friday339 (16%)
  • Saturday319 (15%)
  • Sunday234 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5999 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5940 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59242 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59330 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59382 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59506 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59275 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59204 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January151 (7.3%)
  • February149 (7.2%)
  • March174 (8.4%)
  • April160 (7.7%)
  • May177 (8.5%)
  • June190 (9.1%)
  • July215 (10%)
  • August199 (9.6%)
  • September194 (9.3%)
  • October164 (7.9%)
  • November159 (7.7%)
  • December146 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,811 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting260 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,552 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds298 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist45 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other63 (3%)
  • Not recorded21 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,154 (56%)
  • Wet or damp888 (43%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph606 (29%)
  • 40 mph120 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph37 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph1,257 (60%)
  • 70 mph48 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,783 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout87 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,098 (72%)
  • Pedestrian287 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist249 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist121 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1%)
  • 6 to 1052 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 15119 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20561 (19%)
  • 21 to 25326 (11%)
  • 26 to 35387 (13%)
  • 36 to 45378 (13%)
  • 46 to 55261 (9%)
  • 56 to 65194 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75103 (3.6%)
  • Over 7597 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded391 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,862 (64%)
  • Passenger748 (26%)
  • Pedestrian287 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,051 (83%)
  • Motorcycle254 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach40 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus12 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 5th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2005

Newquay Central & Pentire, Cornwall, TR7 1AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2005, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2005

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2005: 180, including 7 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30180261717
2ndA390132192213
3rdA39112173811
4thA387812516
5thA388476407
6thB3254395201
7thA389375506
8thA3047364502
9thA394365432
10thA3058274713
11thA391202821
12thB3274202803
13thA3075172701
14thA392173911
15thB3297152301
16thA374142411
17thB3302142111
18thA3059134103
19thA387132400
20thB3268131602

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2005

St Austell had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2005: 79.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2005

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2005: 113.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years