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PL15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,804 road traffic collisions in the PL15 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 105 were fatal and 709 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 48 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (44).

Collisions since 1979
3,804
957th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,537
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
105
111 people killed
Serious collisions
709
914 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
68
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1052.8%
  • Serious70919%
  • Slight2,99079%

What the data shows

  • PL15 had 554 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 826 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in PL15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 519 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL15, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 49% of collisions in PL15.

Where PL15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
957th
Most casualties
824th
Most fatal collisions
247th
Most serious collisions
938th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday511 (13%)
  • Tuesday525 (14%)
  • Wednesday526 (14%)
  • Thursday571 (15%)
  • Friday651 (17%)
  • Saturday576 (15%)
  • Sunday444 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,992 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting620 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,017 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway667 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout39 (1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,000 (26%)
  • 40 mph89 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph25 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph2,078 (55%)
  • 70 mph603 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,667 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds644 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds146 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds74 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist61 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.5%)
  • Other129 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded37 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,174 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist513 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian324 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant213 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)112 (2%)
  • Cyclist98 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL15 peaked at 111 in 1996; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254868
20244469
20235685
20224979
202165100
20205480
20195888
201867101
20175284
20166189
20156599
201481115
201382124
20126288
201179132
201072121
200981117
2008107147
2007103154
200694140
2005109158
2004100148
200391134
2002110150
2001102141
200091125
1999103125
199893128
199783111
1996111157
199586121
199499149
199382113
199276117
199184120
199099139
198996136
1988102167
198794141
198680119
198572100
198487119
198373111
198293141
19817092
19806493
197974102

Map of recent crashes in PL15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL15

The 24 most recent collisions in PL15 happened between 26 July and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL15

The A30 has the most collisions in PL15, 1,010 of 3,804 (27%), followed by the A388 (966).

Collisions in PL15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA301,0101,66756206
2ndA3889661,38816171
3rdB32544065791272
4thA395198317839
5thB32576790011
6thB3362497325
7thA384345028
8thA3981702
9thA383602

Council areas covering PL15

Collisions in PL15 were recorded in 4 council areas. Cornwall has 3,592 of 3,804 (94%).

Collisions in PL15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall3,5925,244100666
2ndTorridge141195232
3rdWest Devon6794311
4thNorth Devon3300

Town in PL15

Of the 3,804 collisions in PL15, 753 (20%) were in Launceston.