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TR18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,322 road traffic collisions in the TR18 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,818 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 369 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, up from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,322
1,601st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,818
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
25 people killed
Serious collisions
369
405 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Up 45% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TR18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241%
  • Serious36916%
  • Slight1,92983%

What the data shows

  • TR18 had 291 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 429 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in TR18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 390 children under 16 were killed or injured in TR18, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in TR18.

Where TR18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,601st
Most casualties
1,724th
Most fatal collisions
2,033rd
Most serious collisions
1,845th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday313 (13%)
  • Tuesday346 (15%)
  • Wednesday316 (14%)
  • Thursday356 (15%)
  • Friday384 (17%)
  • Saturday364 (16%)
  • Sunday243 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,888 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,965 (85%)
  • Roundabout198 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road85 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph60 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph1,872 (81%)
  • 40 mph32 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph108 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph239 (10%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,825 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds300 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,154 (41%)
  • Pedestrian806 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist483 (17%)
  • Cyclist251 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant48 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TR18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TR18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TR18 peaked at 80 in 1988; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252329
20241920
20232426
20222733
20212329
20203136
20195067
20182835
20173746
20162932
20155059
20143138
20134146
20123038
20113749
20104052
20093342
20084665
20076679
20065559
20056570
20045363
20035463
20024550
20015969
20005869
19996081
19984970
19973750
19965665
19955161
19945289
19935778
19924253
19915563
19905763
19895357
19888087
19876376
19867485
19856066
19846171
19837085
19827592
19817590
19806883
19797389

Map of recent crashes in TR18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TR18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TR18

The 24 most recent collisions in TR18 happened between 2 November 2024 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TR18

The A30 has the most collisions in TR18, 576 of 2,322 (25%), followed by the B3315 (137).

Collisions in TR18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA305767489105
2ndB3315137162124
3rdB3312113131219
4thA30777592117
5thB3311455806
6thA3071141902

Council area for TR18

TR18 is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TR18 accounts for 2.9% of them.

Towns in TR18

Collisions in TR18 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Penzance (1,500) and Newlyn (213).