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PL14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,120 road traffic collisions in the PL14 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 84 were fatal and 751 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (59).

Collisions since 1979
4,120
847th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,872
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
84
97 people killed
Serious collisions
751
958 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal842%
  • Serious75118%
  • Slight3,28580%

What the data shows

  • PL14 had 532 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 753 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in PL14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 539 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL14, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in PL14.

Where PL14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
847th
Most casualties
733rd
Most fatal collisions
453rd
Most serious collisions
837th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday571 (14%)
  • Tuesday541 (13%)
  • Wednesday587 (14%)
  • Thursday600 (15%)
  • Friday673 (16%)
  • Saturday652 (16%)
  • Sunday496 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,244 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting660 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,476 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway520 (13%)
  • Roundabout55 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph13 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,064 (26%)
  • 40 mph251 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph172 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph2,169 (53%)
  • 70 mph450 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,897 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds751 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds143 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist65 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other116 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,158 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist666 (11%)
  • Pedestrian444 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant220 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist172 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)80 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL14 peaked at 140 in 1990; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255265
20245977
20235579
20225486
20215788
20203048
20195076
201867111
20175277
20165679
201567111
20146186
201372112
201277126
20116196
20106394
200980111
200890124
200784129
200698145
2005113158
200493120
2003116158
2002114141
2001124162
2000103145
1999122186
199893128
1997139197
1996127174
1995102153
1994123168
199394119
1992125180
199190132
1990140194
1989127178
1988111146
198798132
198682113
19858299
198486129
19837191
198282117
1981103152
198081147
197994133

Map of recent crashes in PL14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL14

The 24 most recent collisions in PL14 happened between 27 June and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL14

The A38 has the most collisions in PL14, 1,241 of 4,120 (30%), followed by the A390 (732).

Collisions in PL14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,2411,95744234
2ndA3907321,07016142
3rdB3254456615492
4thB335987128416
5thB325284140316
6thA304592313
7thA39132213
8thA3072101001
9thA30734401
10thA3884811

Council area for PL14

PL14 is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PL14 accounts for 5.2% of them.

Towns in PL14

Collisions in PL14 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Liskeard (713) and Dobwalls (177).