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Cornwall road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,577 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2008, and 2,264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2007 (1,903), and casualties fell from 2,648.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,577
Down 17% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
2,264
Down 15% on 2007
Fatal collisions
32
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2008

2% of collisions in Cornwall in 2008 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322%
  • Serious1489.4%
  • Slight1,39789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal341.5%
  • Serious1757.7%
  • Slight2,05591%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,577, down 17% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday229 (15%)
  • Tuesday242 (15%)
  • Wednesday235 (15%)
  • Thursday216 (14%)
  • Friday242 (15%)
  • Saturday236 (15%)
  • Sunday177 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5979 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59202 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59237 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59297 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59384 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59233 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (7.8%)
  • February137 (8.7%)
  • March122 (7.7%)
  • April113 (7.2%)
  • May134 (8.5%)
  • June149 (9.4%)
  • July159 (10%)
  • August122 (7.7%)
  • September147 (9.3%)
  • October130 (8.2%)
  • November114 (7.2%)
  • December127 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,271 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting175 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,139 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds263 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry914 (58%)
  • Wet or damp623 (40%)
  • Frost or ice31 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph734 (47%)
  • 40 mph165 (10%)
  • 50 mph41 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph537 (34%)
  • 70 mph72 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,279 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout74 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,624 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian209 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant67 (3%)
  • Cyclist53 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1060 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15105 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20445 (20%)
  • 21 to 25277 (12%)
  • 26 to 35340 (15%)
  • 36 to 45349 (15%)
  • 46 to 55236 (10%)
  • 56 to 65189 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7589 (3.9%)
  • Over 7595 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded42 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,448 (64%)
  • Passenger607 (27%)
  • Pedestrian209 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,156 (77%)
  • Motorcycle225 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes174 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle20 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 6th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2008

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, Cornwall, TR1 2LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2008, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2008

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2008: 135, including 6 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30135222616
2ndA390117174313
3rdA398312646
4thA388649014
5thA38577936
6thA389355604
7thB3254314402
8thA3058304102
9thA3047263202
10thA394254421
11thB3301171913
12thA391162502
13thB3314162412
14thA3074152314
15thA3075152612
16thA374152501
17thB3266152812
18thB3274152803
19thB3297152012
20thA3078111400

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2008

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2008: 66.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2008

PL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2008: 105.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2008, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years