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PL23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in the PL23 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
213
2,560th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
262
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
52
58 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PL23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious5224%
  • Slight15774%

What the data shows

  • PL23 had 31 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 41 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in PL23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in PL23 are between noon and 3pm, with 22% of collisions.
  • 28 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL23, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where PL23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,560th
Most casualties
2,586th
Most fatal collisions
2,573rd
Most serious collisions
2,578th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday42 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph106 (50%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph102 (48%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant132 (50%)
  • Pedestrian72 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (14%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL23 peaked at 10 in 1999; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202433
202322
202244
202111
202034
201957
201836
201755
201633
201566
201444
2013611
2012510
201100
201045
200945
200833
200733
200667
200533
200445
200334
200244
200122
200011
19991010
199859
19971010
199667
199533
199466
199348
199266
199167
199069
198988
198834
198756
198633
198567
198488
198369
198257
198145
198067
1979813

Map of recent crashes in PL23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL23

The 24 most recent collisions in PL23 happened between 14 July 2017 and 8 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL23

The A3082 has the most collisions in PL23, 51 of 213 (24%), followed by the B3269 (44).

Collisions in PL23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30825168016
2ndB32694455013

Council area for PL23

PL23 is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PL23 accounts for 0.3% of them.