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PL27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,795 road traffic collisions in the PL27 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 385 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
1,795
1,843rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,621
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
41 people killed
Serious collisions
385
469 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Up 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL27

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal392.2%
  • Serious38521%
  • Slight1,37176%

What the data shows

  • PL27 had 243 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 342 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PL27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 260 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL27, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in PL27.

Where PL27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,843rd
Most casualties
1,798th
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
1,801st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday231 (13%)
  • Tuesday251 (14%)
  • Wednesday259 (14%)
  • Thursday260 (14%)
  • Friday299 (17%)
  • Saturday273 (15%)
  • Sunday222 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,414 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting266 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,729 (96%)
  • Roundabout37 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph599 (33%)
  • 40 mph118 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1,064 (59%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,331 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds248 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (3%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other53 (3%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,795 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist352 (13%)
  • Pedestrian236 (9%)
  • Cyclist87 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant85 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL27, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL27 peaked at 63 in 1989; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252438
20242131
20232332
20222944
20212244
20202037
20192950
20182634
20171422
20163545
20152436
20144058
20132231
20123153
20113754
20102332
20094669
20083145
20074162
20064772
20055473
20044962
20034776
20023355
20015175
20004059
19995181
19983442
19973453
19964460
19953851
19944255
19934561
19924761
19914865
19905178
19896388
19884673
19874868
19864976
19854262
19844452
19833542
19824255
19814972
19804466
19794071

Map of recent crashes in PL27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL27

The 24 most recent collisions in PL27 happened between 22 January and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL27

The A39 has the most collisions in PL27, 470 of 1,795 (26%), followed by the A389 (281).

Collisions in PL27 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3947074916109
2ndA389281405562
3rdB3314201321635
4thB327464111112
5thB3276193204
6thB32663400

Council area for PL27

PL27 is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PL27 accounts for 2.3% of them.

Town in PL27

Of the 1,795 collisions in PL27, 384 (21%) were in Wadebridge.