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PL24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,312 road traffic collisions in the PL24 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 256 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,312
2,061st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,714
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
25 people killed
Serious collisions
256
305 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
Down 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.8%
  • Serious25620%
  • Slight1,03279%

What the data shows

  • PL24 had 150 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 241 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in PL24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 190 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL24, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in PL24.

Where PL24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,061st
Most casualties
2,101st
Most fatal collisions
2,033rd
Most serious collisions
2,117th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday203 (15%)
  • Tuesday165 (13%)
  • Wednesday181 (14%)
  • Thursday199 (15%)
  • Friday202 (15%)
  • Saturday208 (16%)
  • Sunday154 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,019 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,242 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph780 (59%)
  • 40 mph66 (5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph452 (34%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds976 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds224 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,038 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist301 (18%)
  • Pedestrian191 (11%)
  • Cyclist93 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL24 peaked at 51 in 1979; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251315
20241822
20231418
20221516
20211618
2020912
20192021
20181517
20171516
20161530
20152028
20141420
20131828
20121718
20113042
20101315
20092434
20082734
20073037
20064858
20053753
20043344
20033959
20023952
20013645
20003954
19993040
19983647
19974354
19963545
19952333
19942737
19932835
19921216
19912934
19903444
19893440
19883038
19873346
19863446
19853746
19843646
19833137
19823043
19814055
19804562
19795164

Map of recent crashes in PL24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL24

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL24

The 24 most recent collisions in PL24 happened between 10 June 2024 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL24

The A390 has the most collisions in PL24, 425 of 1,312 (32%), followed by the A3082 (348).

Collisions in PL24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3904255721179
2ndA3082348462769
3rdB3269364609
4thA3058101300

Council area for PL24

PL24 is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PL24 accounts for 1.7% of them.

Towns in PL24

Collisions in PL24 were recorded in 2 towns, led by St Blazey (512) and Tywardreath (208).