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Cornwall road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,148 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2017, and 1,678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 216 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2016 (1,203), and casualties fell from 1,783.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,148
Down 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,678
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
22
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
216
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2017

1.9% of collisions in Cornwall in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious21619%
  • Slight91079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.5%
  • Serious25915%
  • Slight1,39383%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,148, down 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (17%)
  • Tuesday160 (14%)
  • Wednesday156 (14%)
  • Thursday170 (15%)
  • Friday170 (15%)
  • Saturday169 (15%)
  • Sunday130 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59166 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59294 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.5%)
  • February87 (7.6%)
  • March84 (7.3%)
  • April92 (8%)
  • May92 (8%)
  • June89 (7.8%)
  • July110 (9.6%)
  • August96 (8.4%)
  • September123 (11%)
  • October87 (7.6%)
  • November103 (9%)
  • December99 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight876 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting150 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds864 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry758 (66%)
  • Wet or damp370 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph542 (47%)
  • 40 mph120 (10%)
  • 50 mph34 (3%)
  • 60 mph386 (34%)
  • 70 mph52 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway950 (83%)
  • Roundabout77 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,129 (67%)
  • Pedestrian182 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist72 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant67 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)19 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1042 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20197 (12%)
  • 21 to 25197 (12%)
  • 26 to 35311 (19%)
  • 36 to 45220 (13%)
  • 46 to 55243 (14%)
  • 56 to 65147 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 75125 (7.4%)
  • Over 7591 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,098 (65%)
  • Passenger398 (24%)
  • Pedestrian182 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,561 (76%)
  • Motorcycle167 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes129 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown31 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle20 (1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 6th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2017

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, Cornwall, TR1 2LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2017, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2017

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2017: 110, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30110180417
2ndA39074109117
3rdA3961109511
4thA38399117
5thA388263704
6thA3047192803
7thB3254182515
8thA389172501
9thA394161902
10thB3284162003
11thA3058152202
12thA3072111402
13thB3274111903
14thA374101904
15thA392101701
16thA307591711
17thB326691401
18thB329781201
19thB330281204
20thB32987902

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2017

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2017: 50.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2017

TR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2017: 58.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years