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PL18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in the PL18 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 99 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
396
2,470th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
527
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
11 people killed
Serious collisions
99
120 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PL18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious9925%
  • Slight28772%

What the data shows

  • PL18 had 51 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 85 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in PL18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 47 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL18, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in PL18.

Where PL18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,470th
Most casualties
2,483rd
Most fatal collisions
2,425th
Most serious collisions
2,462nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph215 (54%)
  • 40 mph47 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph129 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant331 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (22%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL18 peaked at 19 in 1988; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
2023812
202245
202179
202022
2019910
201845
201788
2016611
2015810
201466
2013912
2012711
2011510
2010811
2009911
20081622
20071011
200679
2005811
20041318
200379
20021015
20011014
2000910
1999911
1998813
1997711
199657
199589
199457
1993913
1992911
19911013
1990912
19891519
19881925
198766
19861418
1985913
19841419
19831216
198257
19811215
1980811
19791015

Map of recent crashes in PL18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL18

The 24 most recent collisions in PL18 happened between 25 January 2020 and 20 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL18

Of the 396 collisions in PL18, 232 were on the A390.

Collisions in PL18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA390232317759

Council areas covering PL18

Collisions in PL18 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cornwall has 370 of 396 (93%).

Collisions in PL18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall3704911094
2ndWest Devon233204

Town in PL18

Of the 396 collisions in PL18, 220 (56%) were in Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel.