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Cornwall road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,175 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2018, and 1,690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (1,148), and casualties rose from 1,678.

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

Collisions in 2018
1,175
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,690
Up 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
19
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2018

1.6% of collisions in Cornwall in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious23520%
  • Slight92178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.2%
  • Serious27316%
  • Slight1,39683%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2018 is highlighted, with 1,175, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday188 (16%)
  • Tuesday149 (13%)
  • Wednesday191 (16%)
  • Thursday164 (14%)
  • Friday178 (15%)
  • Saturday144 (12%)
  • Sunday161 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59216 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59305 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (6.3%)
  • February95 (8.1%)
  • March79 (6.7%)
  • April92 (7.8%)
  • May104 (8.9%)
  • June114 (9.7%)
  • July120 (10%)
  • August115 (9.8%)
  • September104 (8.9%)
  • October102 (8.7%)
  • November87 (7.4%)
  • December89 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight910 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting152 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds917 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry798 (68%)
  • Wet or damp340 (29%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph544 (46%)
  • 40 mph118 (10%)
  • 50 mph48 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph379 (32%)
  • 70 mph78 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway971 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout71 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,147 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (11%)
  • Pedestrian153 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist83 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant68 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 20220 (13%)
  • 21 to 25188 (11%)
  • 26 to 35267 (16%)
  • 36 to 45250 (15%)
  • 46 to 55228 (13%)
  • 56 to 65167 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 75132 (7.8%)
  • Over 75101 (6%)
  • Not recorded38 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,133 (67%)
  • Passenger404 (24%)
  • Pedestrian153 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,630 (76%)
  • Motorcycle184 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 6th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2018

Falmouth Penwerris, Cornwall, TR11 3QL area and Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, Cornwall, TR1 2LS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2018, with 17 collisions each.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2018

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2018: 132, including 4 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30132227425
2ndA39075106219
3rdA3970106012
4thA385380411
5thA388223205
6thA389223405
7thA3058213006
8thA392192501
9thA374162805
10thA3047141804
11thA394131903
12thB3254122105
13thB3274121512
14thA3071112205
15thB3266111914
16thA395102102
17thB3284101203
18thA38781202
19thB32978900
20thA30757902

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2018

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2018: 40.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2018

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2018: 67.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years