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Cornwall road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,903 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2007, and 2,648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (1,928), and casualties fell from 2,688.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,903
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
2,648
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
26
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2007

1.4% of collisions in Cornwall in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal261.4%
  • Serious20811%
  • Slight1,66988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal281.1%
  • Serious2419.1%
  • Slight2,37990%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,903, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday251 (13%)
  • Tuesday278 (15%)
  • Wednesday284 (15%)
  • Thursday291 (15%)
  • Friday318 (17%)
  • Saturday253 (13%)
  • Sunday228 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5988 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59233 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59330 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59328 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59502 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59254 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59140 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (6.6%)
  • February137 (7.2%)
  • March141 (7.4%)
  • April137 (7.2%)
  • May165 (8.7%)
  • June196 (10%)
  • July214 (11%)
  • August198 (10%)
  • September155 (8.1%)
  • October144 (7.6%)
  • November133 (7%)
  • December157 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,513 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting222 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,432 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds269 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds85 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (2%)
  • Not recorded19 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,106 (58%)
  • Wet or damp772 (41%)
  • Frost or ice17 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph607 (32%)
  • 40 mph117 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph39 (2%)
  • 60 mph1,075 (56%)
  • 70 mph55 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,601 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout85 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,878 (71%)
  • Pedestrian277 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist91 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1058 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1591 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20508 (19%)
  • 21 to 25316 (12%)
  • 26 to 35378 (14%)
  • 36 to 45358 (14%)
  • 46 to 55260 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 65203 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7591 (3.4%)
  • Over 7588 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded255 (9.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,708 (65%)
  • Passenger663 (25%)
  • Pedestrian277 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,803 (82%)
  • Motorcycle260 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes92 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle27 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle19 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 4th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2007

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, Cornwall, TR1 2LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2007, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2007

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2007: 183, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30183270518
2ndA39123177313
3rdA390119169110
4thA38865110110
5thA38559218
6thB3254415713
7thA3058405403
8thA389386203
9thA3047333700
10thB3274283313
11thA394274514
12thA374234724
13thA3075214805
14thA392213802
15thA3071192302
16thB3297182201
17thB3273163123
18thB3276161901
19thA3082152001
20thB3301152004

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2007

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2007: 67.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2007

PL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2007: 101.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2007, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years