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PL10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in the PL10 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
287
2,522nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
369
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
55
70 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PL10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5519%
  • Slight22879%

What the data shows

  • PL10 had 36 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 3% fewer than the 37 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in PL10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 65 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL10, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in PL10.

Where PL10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,522nd
Most casualties
2,541st
Most fatal collisions
2,573rd
Most serious collisions
2,569th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph124 (43%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph147 (51%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Other11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant183 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (19%)
  • Pedestrian67 (18%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL10 peaked at 15 in 1994; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202411
202355
202222
202169
202045
201966
201811
201768
201614
201545
201445
201311
201212
201133
201034
200900
2008910
200767
2006610
200579
20041213
2003913
200288
2001810
200034
19991010
199857
1997810
199633
1995911
19941519
199399
199222
19911012
19901015
198955
198856
198757
1986610
1985710
1984918
19831317
1982810
19811012
1980811
19791016

Map of recent crashes in PL10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL10

The 24 most recent collisions in PL10 happened between 25 August 2019 and 12 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL10

The B3247 has the most collisions in PL10, 84 of 287 (29%), followed by the A38 (5).

Collisions in PL10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB324784121215
2ndA385700
3rdB32743301

Council areas covering PL10

Collisions in PL10 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cornwall has 279 of 287 (97%).

Collisions in PL10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall279357454
2ndPlymouth71001