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Cornwall road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,228 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2015, and 1,722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2014 (1,309), and casualties fell from 1,907.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,228
Down 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,722
Down 10% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Cornwall in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious18615%
  • Slight1,03484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious21913%
  • Slight1,49487%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,228, down 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (13%)
  • Tuesday191 (16%)
  • Wednesday188 (15%)
  • Thursday178 (14%)
  • Friday196 (16%)
  • Saturday179 (15%)
  • Sunday135 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59212 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59242 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59317 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (8.6%)
  • February86 (7%)
  • March99 (8.1%)
  • April92 (7.5%)
  • May114 (9.3%)
  • June120 (9.8%)
  • July122 (9.9%)
  • August107 (8.7%)
  • September102 (8.3%)
  • October84 (6.8%)
  • November92 (7.5%)
  • December105 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight946 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting154 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds902 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry790 (64%)
  • Wet or damp407 (33%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph601 (49%)
  • 40 mph85 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph53 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph410 (33%)
  • 70 mph66 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,012 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout74 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,203 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (11%)
  • Pedestrian156 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist68 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant63 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20209 (12%)
  • 21 to 25222 (13%)
  • 26 to 35316 (18%)
  • 36 to 45232 (13%)
  • 46 to 55244 (14%)
  • 56 to 65157 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7592 (5.3%)
  • Over 7592 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,162 (67%)
  • Passenger404 (23%)
  • Pedestrian156 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,711 (78%)
  • Motorcycle185 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle18 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 6th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2015

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, Cornwall, TR1 2LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2015, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2015

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2015: 130, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30130200219
2ndA3907211408
3rdA3967118215
4thA38589807
5thA3883864011
6thA3047263705
7thA394253402
8thA3058202902
9thA389173205
10thA3075162311
11thA391151802
12thB3254152301
13thB3274121601
14thA374111504
15thA3059101401
16thB3266102011
17thB330091001
18thB331491302
19thA3928802
20thB330181101

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2015

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2015: 46.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2015

PL12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2015: 70.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years