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Cornwall road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,012 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2022, and 1,420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2021 (978), and casualties fell from 1,444.

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

Collisions in 2022
1,012
Up 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
1,420
Down 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
21
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2022

2.1% of collisions in Cornwall in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.1%
  • Serious24424%
  • Slight74774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.8%
  • Serious27619%
  • Slight1,11879%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2022 is highlighted, with 1,012, up 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (13%)
  • Tuesday151 (15%)
  • Wednesday157 (16%)
  • Thursday166 (16%)
  • Friday160 (16%)
  • Saturday145 (14%)
  • Sunday100 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.8%)
  • February74 (7.3%)
  • March91 (9%)
  • April73 (7.2%)
  • May86 (8.5%)
  • June107 (11%)
  • July90 (8.9%)
  • August105 (10%)
  • September92 (9.1%)
  • October82 (8.1%)
  • November55 (5.4%)
  • December78 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight780 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds805 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry692 (68%)
  • Wet or damp282 (28%)
  • Frost or ice34 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (3%)
  • 30 mph412 (41%)
  • 40 mph75 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph52 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph391 (39%)
  • 70 mph52 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway873 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout44 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant950 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (13%)
  • Pedestrian142 (10%)
  • Cyclist58 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 20204 (14%)
  • 21 to 25133 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35249 (18%)
  • 36 to 45206 (15%)
  • 46 to 55186 (13%)
  • 56 to 65161 (11%)
  • 66 to 75104 (7.3%)
  • Over 7572 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider958 (67%)
  • Passenger320 (23%)
  • Pedestrian142 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,287 (74%)
  • Motorcycle181 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes145 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 8th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2022

Camborne Trelowarren, Cornwall, TR14 8AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2022, with 18 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2022

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2022: 84, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3084125218
2ndA3971115219
3rdA3906282211
4thA38395617
5thA3058192504
6thA388173415
7thA389161905
8thA3047151806
9thA394152314
10thB3254121802
11thB3301121703
12thA3075112102
13thA391101515
14thA37491511
15thA307171102
16thB32857903
17thA305961002
18thA30746901
19thA30826601
20thA3876700

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2022

Truro had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2022: 36.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2022

TR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2022: 55.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2022, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years