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Cornwall road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,309 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2014, and 1,907 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2013 (1,284), and casualties rose from 1,804.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,309
Up 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,907
Up 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
24
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2014

1.8% of collisions in Cornwall in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.8%
  • Serious20015%
  • Slight1,08583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.3%
  • Serious22812%
  • Slight1,65487%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,309, up 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (15%)
  • Tuesday197 (15%)
  • Wednesday185 (14%)
  • Thursday200 (15%)
  • Friday217 (17%)
  • Saturday161 (12%)
  • Sunday150 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59152 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59236 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59250 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59322 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.3%)
  • February99 (7.6%)
  • March106 (8.1%)
  • April104 (7.9%)
  • May111 (8.5%)
  • June108 (8.3%)
  • July121 (9.2%)
  • August123 (9.4%)
  • September116 (8.9%)
  • October108 (8.3%)
  • November117 (8.9%)
  • December101 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,040 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds978 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds203 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry808 (62%)
  • Wet or damp472 (36%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph571 (44%)
  • 40 mph128 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph62 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph465 (36%)
  • 70 mph68 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,119 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout79 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,326 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (10%)
  • Pedestrian164 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist83 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1553 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20278 (15%)
  • 21 to 25244 (13%)
  • 26 to 35307 (16%)
  • 36 to 45236 (12%)
  • 46 to 55262 (14%)
  • 56 to 65166 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 75124 (6.5%)
  • Over 75130 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded45 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,257 (66%)
  • Passenger486 (25%)
  • Pedestrian164 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,779 (77%)
  • Motorcycle204 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes126 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 5th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2014

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, Cornwall, TR1 2LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2014, with 26 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2014

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2014: 119, including 5 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30119187515
2ndA3991150313
3rdA39090143013
4thA3862100211
5thA388386114
6thA389314704
7thA3058283916
8thA394223312
9thB3274202605
10thB3254192805
11thA3047182402
12thA374162004
13thB3297162601
14thB3300141801
15thB3301142004
16thA3075132111
17thA393131503
18thB3284122304
19thB3314112010
20thA307491111

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2014

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2014: 57.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2014

PL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2014: 76.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years