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Cornwall road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,203 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2016, and 1,783 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 234 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2015 (1,228), and casualties rose from 1,722.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,203
Down 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,783
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
22
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
234
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2016

1.8% of collisions in Cornwall in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.8%
  • Serious23419%
  • Slight94779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.2%
  • Serious26315%
  • Slight1,49884%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,203, down 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (13%)
  • Tuesday178 (15%)
  • Wednesday180 (15%)
  • Thursday191 (16%)
  • Friday188 (16%)
  • Saturday162 (13%)
  • Sunday143 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59202 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.1%)
  • February87 (7.2%)
  • March98 (8.1%)
  • April94 (7.8%)
  • May103 (8.6%)
  • June99 (8.2%)
  • July113 (9.4%)
  • August105 (8.7%)
  • September113 (9.4%)
  • October97 (8.1%)
  • November108 (9%)
  • December100 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight924 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting159 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds920 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds194 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry774 (64%)
  • Wet or damp405 (34%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph568 (47%)
  • 40 mph111 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph43 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph408 (34%)
  • 70 mph59 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway994 (83%)
  • Roundabout88 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,299 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (10%)
  • Pedestrian151 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist67 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1054 (3%)
  • 11 to 1554 (3%)
  • 16 to 20230 (13%)
  • 21 to 25210 (12%)
  • 26 to 35295 (17%)
  • 36 to 45240 (13%)
  • 46 to 55242 (14%)
  • 56 to 65166 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 75123 (6.9%)
  • Over 75113 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,191 (67%)
  • Passenger441 (25%)
  • Pedestrian151 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,689 (79%)
  • Motorcycle183 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 7th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2016

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, Cornwall, TR1 2LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2016, with 24 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2016

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2016: 121, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30121201318
2ndA3980119120
3rdA39078126416
4thA384780311
5thA388354519
6thA389223705
7thA3047192612
8thA3075183804
9thB3254142604
10thA3058132012
11thA392133101
12thA393131613
13thA394132204
14thB3297131802
15thA374111713
16thB3274111404
17thA391101300
18thB3284101702
19thA38791303
20thB326691901

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2016

St Austell had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2016: 39.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2016

PL30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2016: 75.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years