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PL11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,552 road traffic collisions in the PL11 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 340 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,552
1,951st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,108
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
30
30 people killed
Serious collisions
340
410 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Up 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal301.9%
  • Serious34022%
  • Slight1,18276%

What the data shows

  • PL11 had 181 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 267 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PL11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 251 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL11, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in PL11.

Where PL11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,951st
Most casualties
1,967th
Most fatal collisions
1,849th
Most serious collisions
1,907th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday248 (16%)
  • Tuesday193 (12%)
  • Wednesday248 (16%)
  • Thursday219 (14%)
  • Friday241 (16%)
  • Saturday192 (12%)
  • Sunday211 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,175 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting239 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,486 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph648 (42%)
  • 40 mph82 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph811 (52%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,164 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist27 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,173 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist420 (20%)
  • Pedestrian232 (11%)
  • Cyclist140 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL11 peaked at 59 in 1989; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252436
20241926
20231926
20221322
20211518
20201516
20192331
20182231
20171524
20161624
20151924
20142225
20132330
20122437
20112529
20102739
20092742
20082635
20073965
20063546
20053144
20043341
20034460
20023141
20014354
20003342
19994255
19984055
19973442
19964253
19953136
19943752
19935164
19923745
19914356
19905667
19895981
19884664
19873946
19863861
19854060
19844051
19833137
19824065
19814574
19804456
19795480

Map of recent crashes in PL11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL11

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL11

The 24 most recent collisions in PL11 happened between 4 January and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL11

The A374 has the most collisions in PL11, 652 of 1,552 (42%), followed by the B3247 (318).

Collisions in PL11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37465293623148
2ndB3247318450567
3rdA3875981014
4thB324941002
5thB32744602

Council areas covering PL11

Collisions in PL11 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cornwall has 1,539 of 1,552 (99%).

Collisions in PL11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall1,5392,09230339
2ndPlymouth101201

Town in PL11

Of the 1,552 collisions in PL11, 541 (35%) were in Torpoint.