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Cornwall road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,284 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2013, and 1,804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (1,301), and casualties fell from 1,830.

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

Collisions in 2013
1,284
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,804
Down 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
23
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2013

1.8% of collisions in Cornwall in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious17714%
  • Slight1,08484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.5%
  • Serious19311%
  • Slight1,58488%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2013 is highlighted, with 1,284, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday187 (15%)
  • Tuesday191 (15%)
  • Wednesday184 (14%)
  • Thursday199 (15%)
  • Friday198 (15%)
  • Saturday197 (15%)
  • Sunday128 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59244 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59248 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59316 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (6.9%)
  • February72 (5.6%)
  • March106 (8.3%)
  • April95 (7.4%)
  • May122 (9.5%)
  • June112 (8.7%)
  • July127 (9.9%)
  • August123 (9.6%)
  • September120 (9.3%)
  • October110 (8.6%)
  • November117 (9.1%)
  • December91 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,029 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting139 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,017 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry859 (67%)
  • Wet or damp395 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph514 (40%)
  • 40 mph146 (11%)
  • 50 mph57 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph485 (38%)
  • 70 mph64 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,093 (85%)
  • Roundabout81 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,230 (68%)
  • Pedestrian186 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (10%)
  • Cyclist104 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant62 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1555 (3%)
  • 16 to 20266 (15%)
  • 21 to 25217 (12%)
  • 26 to 35288 (16%)
  • 36 to 45259 (14%)
  • 46 to 55254 (14%)
  • 56 to 65153 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 75123 (6.8%)
  • Over 7588 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded39 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,239 (69%)
  • Passenger379 (21%)
  • Pedestrian186 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,761 (77%)
  • Motorcycle181 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle17 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 5th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2013

Camborne Trelowarren, Cornwall, TR14 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2013, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2013

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2013: 111, including 8 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30111169818
2ndA39098146015
3rdA3966110211
4thA385698210
5thA388385807
6thA3047314206
7thA3058294323
8thA389213101
9thA3075203102
10thA394182613
11thA374162001
12thA392141811
13thB3254142400
14thA3059121702
15thA3083121612
16thB3301121303
17thA3074101603
18thB3276101300
19thA39191102
20thA39391810

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2013

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2013: 50.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2013

PL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2013: 77.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2013, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years