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TR8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,860 road traffic collisions in the TR8 postcode district, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 72 were fatal and 604 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, up 22% on 2024 (37).

Collisions since 1979
2,860
1,365th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,381
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
72
79 people killed
Serious collisions
604
807 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Up 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
59
Up 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TR8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal722.5%
  • Serious60421%
  • Slight2,18476%

What the data shows

  • TR8 had 395 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 572 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in TR8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 329 children under 16 were killed or injured in TR8, 7.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in TR8.

Where TR8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,365th
Most casualties
1,197th
Most fatal collisions
639th
Most serious collisions
1,197th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday419 (15%)
  • Tuesday371 (13%)
  • Wednesday423 (15%)
  • Thursday372 (13%)
  • Friday439 (15%)
  • Saturday463 (16%)
  • Sunday373 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,128 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting615 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,587 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout79 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph409 (14%)
  • 40 mph109 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph44 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph2,138 (75%)
  • 70 mph153 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,060 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds476 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds92 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds92 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist46 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other60 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,258 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist471 (11%)
  • Pedestrian173 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant149 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist108 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)59 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TR8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TR8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TR8 peaked at 98 in 2004; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254559
20243750
20233245
20224063
20213144
20203343
20194263
20185573
20174269
20163868
20153661
20145380
20136285
20125066
20115596
20105179
20095190
20086298
200781137
200671120
200583149
200498132
200387125
200292124
200181108
200075108
19995986
199888128
199779123
19967298
19955883
19946796
199367103
19925686
199162100
199076114
19896188
19884471
19876692
198676122
198562104
198460100
19834676
198272115
198175121
198070134
197961106

Map of recent crashes in TR8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TR8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TR8

The 24 most recent collisions in TR8 happened between 12 July and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TR8

The A392 has the most collisions in TR8, 430 of 2,860 (15%), followed by the A30 (366).

Collisions in TR8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3924306751266
2ndA303665801867
3rdA3059366564891
4thA3075348590884
5thA3058315467880
6thB3276164231025
7thA3963103419
8thA3076263627
9thB3275222914

Council area for TR8

TR8 is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TR8 accounts for 3.6% of them.

Towns in TR8

Collisions in TR8 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Newquay (120) and Quintrell Downs (106).