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A3061 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 collisions on the A3061 from 1979 to 2005, with 214 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 44 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the A3061 was on 16 January 2005.

Collisions since 1979
178
3,393rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
214
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
44
48 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
16 Jan 2005
Busiest year
1989
23 collisions

Crash severity on the A3061

On the A3061, 0.6% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2005

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4425%
  • Slight13375%

Where the A3061 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,393rd
Most casualties
3,532nd
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,144th

A3061 accidents by year

Collisions on the A3061 peaked at 23 in 1989, and none have been recorded since 2005.

Collisions and casualties on the A3061, 1979 to 2005

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200511
200400
200311
200211
200100
200000
199900
199812
199744
199613
199511
199411
199334
199200
199100
19901616
19892330
19881723
19871114
19861116
198588
19841010
19831517
19821923
198199
19801113
19791417

When crashes happen on the A3061

Friday has the most collisions on the A3061 (33), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (50).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (9.6%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (3.4%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.6%)
  • 6am to 9am14 (7.9%)
  • 9am to noon26 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm35 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm50 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm26 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight20 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.4%)
  • February8 (4.5%)
  • March13 (7.3%)
  • April11 (6.2%)
  • May13 (7.3%)
  • June16 (9%)
  • July19 (11%)
  • August14 (7.9%)
  • September11 (6.2%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight132 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A3061 crashes

On the A3061, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (63%)
  • Wet or damp65 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A3061 crashes

Car occupants make up 33% of the people killed or injured on the A3061, followed by motorcyclists (33%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (33%)
  • Pedestrian51 (24%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (65%)
  • Motorcycle66 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2064 (30%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3522 (10%)
  • 36 to 4520 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5515 (7%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.2%)
  • Over 759 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (59%)
  • Pedestrian51 (24%)
  • Passenger37 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A3061

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A3061

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A3061 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A3061 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cornwall has the most, with 175, followed by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (3).

Collisions on the A3061 in each area, 1979 to 2005
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall175211144
2ndBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole3300

A3061 crashes by town

Of the 178 collisions on the A3061, 166 were in the built-up area of St Austell.

Latest recorded crashes on the A3061

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A3061, from 21 June 1990 to 16 January 2005.

Severity