Skip to main content
CrashStats

Cornwall road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,301 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2012, and 1,830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (1,377), and casualties fell from 2,026.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,301
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,830
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
24
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2012

1.8% of collisions in Cornwall in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.8%
  • Serious16613%
  • Slight1,11185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.3%
  • Serious18910%
  • Slight1,61788%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,301, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday198 (15%)
  • Tuesday200 (15%)
  • Wednesday193 (15%)
  • Thursday190 (15%)
  • Friday206 (16%)
  • Saturday173 (13%)
  • Sunday141 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59182 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59252 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59238 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59324 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (8.1%)
  • February109 (8.4%)
  • March87 (6.7%)
  • April100 (7.7%)
  • May110 (8.5%)
  • June101 (7.8%)
  • July117 (9%)
  • August125 (9.6%)
  • September119 (9.1%)
  • October120 (9.2%)
  • November99 (7.6%)
  • December109 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,023 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting155 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds951 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds207 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist25 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry773 (59%)
  • Wet or damp496 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph541 (42%)
  • 40 mph140 (11%)
  • 50 mph57 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph479 (37%)
  • 70 mph72 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,080 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout77 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,303 (71%)
  • Pedestrian186 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist81 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1042 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20289 (16%)
  • 21 to 25245 (13%)
  • 26 to 35274 (15%)
  • 36 to 45247 (13%)
  • 46 to 55222 (12%)
  • 56 to 65192 (10%)
  • 66 to 75112 (6.1%)
  • Over 7575 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,203 (66%)
  • Passenger441 (24%)
  • Pedestrian186 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,860 (80%)
  • Motorcycle180 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cornwall ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 8th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2012

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, Cornwall, TR1 2LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2012, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2012

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2012: 119, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30119174314
2ndA39090131311
3rdA397812926
4thA3868117114
5thA388365204
6thA3047324016
7thA3058303606
8thA389263702
9thA394233811
10thB3254202903
11thB3274182413
12thA391162513
13thA3075152303
14thB3301131610
15thA3082121401
16thA374121411
17thA392111401
18thB3297111700
19thA393101400
20thB324791700

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2012

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2012: 48.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2012

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2012: 77.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years