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Cornwall road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,131 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2019, and 1,616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (1,175), and casualties fell from 1,690.

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

Collisions in 2019
1,131
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,616
Down 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
21
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2019

1.9% of collisions in Cornwall in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.9%
  • Serious24422%
  • Slight86677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.3%
  • Serious28217%
  • Slight1,31381%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2019 is highlighted, with 1,131, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (15%)
  • Tuesday193 (17%)
  • Wednesday179 (16%)
  • Thursday160 (14%)
  • Friday164 (15%)
  • Saturday139 (12%)
  • Sunday130 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59205 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59211 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59288 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (6.8%)
  • February72 (6.4%)
  • March82 (7.3%)
  • April94 (8.3%)
  • May93 (8.2%)
  • June97 (8.6%)
  • July106 (9.4%)
  • August103 (9.1%)
  • September121 (11%)
  • October94 (8.3%)
  • November95 (8.4%)
  • December97 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight864 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds868 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds165 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry742 (66%)
  • Wet or damp374 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph538 (48%)
  • 40 mph96 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph37 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph393 (35%)
  • 70 mph57 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway964 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,090 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (10%)
  • Pedestrian160 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist93 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant80 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20211 (13%)
  • 21 to 25165 (10%)
  • 26 to 35262 (16%)
  • 36 to 45196 (12%)
  • 46 to 55228 (14%)
  • 56 to 65178 (11%)
  • 66 to 75140 (8.7%)
  • Over 75100 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,086 (67%)
  • Passenger370 (23%)
  • Pedestrian160 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,483 (75%)
  • Motorcycle158 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes157 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 5th most road collisions in 2019.

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

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2019

Camborne Trelowarren, Cornwall, TR14 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2019, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2019

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2019: 107, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30107163320
2ndA395990213
3rdA3905384212
4thA38376809
5thA388335225
6thA389253403
7thA394243507
8thA3058223707
9thA3047193003
10thA3075143004
11thB3254141803
12thA374131810
13thA391132004
14thA393131704
15thB3274122303
16thB3266111500
17thB3284111513
18thB3303111701
19thB3314111901
20thA308291112

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2019

St Austell had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2019: 37.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2019

PL30, TR14 and TR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2019, with 59 each.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years