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Cornwall road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 920 road traffic collisions in Cornwall in 2025, and 1,194 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2024 (941), and casualties fell from 1,236.

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

Collisions in 2025
920
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,194
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
19
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cornwall in 2025

2.1% of collisions in Cornwall in 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Cornwall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious16918%
  • Slight73280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.7%
  • Serious17815%
  • Slight99683%

Cornwall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cornwall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,120 in 2001. 2025 is highlighted, with 920, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 920
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (14%)
  • Wednesday150 (16%)
  • Thursday127 (14%)
  • Friday152 (17%)
  • Saturday125 (14%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59227 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8.2%)
  • February60 (6.5%)
  • March63 (6.8%)
  • April82 (8.9%)
  • May73 (7.9%)
  • June84 (9.1%)
  • July87 (9.5%)
  • August105 (11%)
  • September82 (8.9%)
  • October76 (8.3%)
  • November69 (7.5%)
  • December64 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight675 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting155 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds703 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Other29 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry612 (67%)
  • Wet or damp284 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph110 (12%)
  • 30 mph267 (29%)
  • 40 mph77 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph39 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph360 (39%)
  • 70 mph67 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway781 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout51 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cornwall in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant703 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (14%)
  • Pedestrian129 (11%)
  • Cyclist83 (7%)
  • Van occupant79 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20161 (13%)
  • 21 to 25109 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 35175 (15%)
  • 36 to 45173 (14%)
  • 46 to 55151 (13%)
  • 56 to 65160 (13%)
  • 66 to 7594 (7.9%)
  • Over 7584 (7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider818 (69%)
  • Passenger247 (21%)
  • Pedestrian129 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,076 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes212 (13%)
  • Motorcycle178 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cornwall in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cornwall had the 11th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cornwall in 2025

Redruth North, Cornwall, TR15 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cornwall in 2025, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cornwall with the most crashes in 2025

The A30 had the most collisions in Cornwall in 2025: 82, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cornwall, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3082128213
2ndA39629709
3rdA390445135
4thA38354515
5thA3047222503
6thA388202711
7thB3254151803
8thB3301141606
9thA389132205
10thA374111403
11thA394111800
12thA3058101202
13thA387101313
14thA39191211
15thB328591214
16thB327681003
17thB329781001
18thB32988801
19thA30597812
20thA3927813

Towns in Cornwall: crashes in 2025

St Austell had the most collisions of any town in Cornwall in 2025: 25.

Postcode districts in Cornwall: crashes in 2025

PL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cornwall in 2025: 52.

Latest crashes in Cornwall in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Cornwall in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Cornwall road accidents in other years