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PL12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,401 road traffic collisions in the PL12 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 589 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, down 21% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1979
3,401
1,132nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,664
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
84 people killed
Serious collisions
589
726 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Down 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal692%
  • Serious58917%
  • Slight2,74381%

What the data shows

  • PL12 had 424 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 641 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in PL12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 417 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL12, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in PL12.

Where PL12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,132nd
Most casualties
1,096th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
1,237th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday474 (14%)
  • Tuesday453 (13%)
  • Wednesday438 (13%)
  • Thursday493 (14%)
  • Friday649 (19%)
  • Saturday505 (15%)
  • Sunday389 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,690 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting433 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,940 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway237 (7%)
  • Roundabout154 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,338 (39%)
  • 40 mph295 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph239 (7%)
  • 60 mph1,412 (42%)
  • 70 mph104 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,500 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds515 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds133 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist41 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other90 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded33 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,076 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist742 (16%)
  • Pedestrian363 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist191 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant163 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL12 peaked at 128 in 1989; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253450
20244355
20234156
20223547
20213856
20203655
20195178
20185268
20174788
20164766
201570100
20145892
20136594
20126077
201173110
20105586
20097297
20085480
200772109
20066282
200580106
200494132
2003100122
200275102
200192118
20007692
199991110
199875106
19976884
19966993
199578111
199490113
1993100127
199288124
1991100139
1990103138
1989128175
198893121
198781112
198691136
198580108
198485109
19836483
19827596
198171102
198084116
1979105143

Map of recent crashes in PL12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL12

The 24 most recent collisions in PL12 happened between 30 April and 26 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL12

The A38 has the most collisions in PL12, 1,345 of 3,401 (40%), followed by the A388 (621).

Collisions in PL12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,3451,96942233
2ndA3886218948139
3rdB3271234276442
4thA374112177620
5thB32494162211
6thA387365403
7thA39081001
8thB34133500

Council areas covering PL12

Collisions in PL12 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cornwall has 3,375 of 3,401 (99%).

Collisions in PL12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall3,3754,62969586
2ndPlymouth243303

Town in PL12

Of the 3,401 collisions in PL12, 1,064 (31%) were in Saltash.