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PL26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,751 road traffic collisions in the PL26 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 90 were fatal and 744 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
3,751
973rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,259
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
90
101 people killed
Serious collisions
744
905 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal902.4%
  • Serious74420%
  • Slight2,91778%

What the data shows

  • PL26 had 488 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 762 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in PL26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 541 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL26, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in PL26.

Where PL26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
973rd
Most casualties
911th
Most fatal collisions
382nd
Most serious collisions
858th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday518 (14%)
  • Tuesday546 (15%)
  • Wednesday544 (15%)
  • Thursday539 (14%)
  • Friday598 (16%)
  • Saturday601 (16%)
  • Sunday405 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,952 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting541 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,573 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout42 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,206 (32%)
  • 40 mph285 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph55 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph2,126 (57%)
  • 70 mph60 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,686 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds668 (18%)
  • Fog or mist87 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds83 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds76 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other93 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded38 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,543 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist818 (16%)
  • Pedestrian402 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist177 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant134 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)73 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL26 peaked at 111 in 1982; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254148
20244252
20235280
20224969
20214460
20205064
20195891
20184660
20174765
20165993
20156277
20145993
20137396
20127198
201178127
201077109
20095270
200885132
2007100143
2006105155
200598142
200494138
200387123
2002105144
2001106150
200084119
199993123
199892129
19977299
199690117
19956988
199485110
1993110145
199275114
199192123
199098137
198999144
1988106162
198796135
198698129
198579104
198488109
198393119
1982111160
198188132
198089119
1979104163

Map of recent crashes in PL26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL26

The 24 most recent collisions in PL26 happened between 7 June and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL26

The A30 has the most collisions in PL26, 404 of 3,751 (11%), followed by the A391 (395).

Collisions in PL26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA304046681882
2ndA3913955671362
3rdB32743735321082
4thB3273310442972
5thB3279285390466
6thA3058228332545
7thA390222345559
8thB3374142185530
9thB3287142003
10thA387702
11thA395702

Council area for PL26

PL26 is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PL26 accounts for 4.8% of them.

Towns in PL26

Collisions in PL26 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Bugle (147) and St Dennis (110).