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PL30 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,080 road traffic collisions in the PL30 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 89 were fatal and 599 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
3,080
1,281st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,823
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
89
102 people killed
Serious collisions
599
803 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PL30

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal892.9%
  • Serious59919%
  • Slight2,39278%

What the data shows

  • PL30 had 475 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 576 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in PL30 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 403 children under 16 were killed or injured in PL30, 8.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in PL30.

Where PL30 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,281st
Most casualties
1,052nd
Most fatal collisions
394th
Most serious collisions
1,213th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday395 (13%)
  • Tuesday424 (14%)
  • Wednesday408 (13%)
  • Thursday456 (15%)
  • Friday514 (17%)
  • Saturday505 (16%)
  • Sunday378 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,394 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting616 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,534 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway453 (15%)
  • Roundabout68 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph268 (8.7%)
  • 40 mph105 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph194 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph2,140 (69%)
  • 70 mph366 (12%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,208 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds497 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds120 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist49 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other99 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,791 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist440 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant160 (3.3%)
  • Pedestrian139 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (1.8%)
  • Cyclist72 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)61 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PL30 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PL30, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PL30 peaked at 120 in 1997; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253339
20243046
20234574
20223860
20215174
20204668
20195981
20184878
20174978
201676122
20154579
20145996
20135287
201260109
20115387
20104471
20095588
200867118
20075792
200684133
2005107166
200494184
200382112
200278116
2001103143
200092128
19996088
1998115174
1997120181
199675104
19956697
199468104
199376109
19925895
199162112
199070122
198984122
198882136
19875888
198667105
19855477
19845782
19836088
198257111
19815482
198062111
197968106

Map of recent crashes in PL30

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PL30

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PL30

The 24 most recent collisions in PL30 happened between 19 April and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PL30

The A30 has the most collisions in PL30, 712 of 3,080 (23%), followed by the A389 (426).

Collisions in PL30 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA307121,17431120
2ndA389426690692
3rdA383246201066
4thA392704561264
5thB3266248381751
6thB3268124180423
7thB33145475215
8thA391284706
9thB3267272827
10thB3269182202
11thA39081100
12thB32745510
13thB32543400

Council areas covering PL30

Collisions in PL30 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cornwall has 3,072 of 3,080 (99.7%).

Collisions in PL30 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall3,0724,81489598
2ndTorbay3300

Town in PL30

Of the 3,080 collisions in PL30, 5 (0.2%) were in Bodmin.