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PL17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,492 road traffic collisions in the PL17 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 275 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,492
1,970th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,134
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
32 people killed
Serious collisions
275
346 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PL17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal291.9%
  • Serious27518%
  • Slight1,18880%

What the data shows

  • PL17 had 231 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 358 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in PL17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 146 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL17, 7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in PL17.

Where PL17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,970th
Most casualties
1,956th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
2,069th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday203 (14%)
  • Tuesday254 (17%)
  • Wednesday204 (14%)
  • Thursday229 (15%)
  • Friday247 (17%)
  • Saturday190 (13%)
  • Sunday165 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,145 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting271 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,421 (95%)
  • Roundabout42 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph390 (26%)
  • 40 mph155 (10%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph925 (62%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,066 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds248 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist36 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other47 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,552 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist273 (13%)
  • Pedestrian133 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant64 (3%)
  • Cyclist59 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL17 peaked at 54 in 2001; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251418
20241419
20232637
20222339
20212334
20201318
20193051
20182535
20173049
20163341
20153251
20143253
20133043
20122442
20114670
20103359
20093444
20084067
20074469
20064370
20055269
20044869
20034963
20024046
20015470
20004155
19994060
19983044
19971622
19962944
19952327
19943958
19933750
19923342
19912738
19903545
19892937
19882835
19873141
19862531
19853043
19842131
19833446
19822435
19812834
19802441
19793649

Map of recent crashes in PL17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL17

The 24 most recent collisions in PL17 happened between 10 April 2024 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL17

The A388 has the most collisions in PL17, 518 of 1,492 (35%), followed by the A390 (364).

Collisions in PL17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3885187791798
2ndA390364527477
3rdB3257102152214
4thA383300

Council areas covering PL17

Collisions in PL17 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cornwall has 1,488 of 1,492 (99.7%).

Collisions in PL17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall1,4882,13029274
2ndWest Devon4401

Towns in PL17

Collisions in PL17 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Callington (385) and Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel (7).