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PL25 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,197 road traffic collisions in the PL25 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 535 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
3,197
1,222nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,016
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
38 people killed
Serious collisions
535
598 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL25

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal341.1%
  • Serious53517%
  • Slight2,62882%

What the data shows

  • PL25 had 348 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 616 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in PL25 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 479 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL25, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in PL25.

Where PL25 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,222nd
Most casualties
1,308th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
1,393rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday439 (14%)
  • Tuesday466 (15%)
  • Wednesday488 (15%)
  • Thursday495 (15%)
  • Friday534 (17%)
  • Saturday444 (14%)
  • Sunday331 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,504 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit548 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,844 (89%)
  • Roundabout229 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,195 (69%)
  • 40 mph558 (17%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph412 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,374 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds538 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other82 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,144 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist826 (21%)
  • Pedestrian663 (17%)
  • Cyclist272 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant50 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL25 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL25, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL25 peaked at 112 in 1989; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253541
20243040
20233239
20222530
20213443
20203143
20194656
20184759
20172025
20164863
20155878
20145786
20134453
20125366
20116182
20106696
20096374
20086281
200776103
20067692
2005106147
200483110
20036985
200295128
20018297
20007086
19997087
19987991
19977994
19966990
19957191
19947283
19936476
19927183
199186120
19908494
1989112141
198886107
198782100
198690121
198590104
198487100
198394112
198299125
198185105
19807892
19798097

Map of recent crashes in PL25

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL25

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL25

The 24 most recent collisions in PL25 happened between 12 May and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL25

The A390 has the most collisions in PL25, 812 of 3,197 (25%), followed by the A3058 (222).

Collisions in PL25 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3908121,0879126
2ndA3058222304329
3rdA391181235837
4thA3061175211144
5thB3374119148034
6thB3274118165415
7thA308273112112
8thB3273425100

Council area for PL25

PL25 is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PL25 accounts for 4.1% of them.

Towns in PL25

Collisions in PL25 were recorded in 2 towns, led by St Austell (2,464) and St Blazey (95).