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A3071 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 collisions on the A3071 from 1979 to 2025, with 525 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 75 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A3071, down 83% from 6 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
333
2,549th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
525
1.58 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
9 people killed
Serious collisions
75
104 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 83% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 89% on 2024

Crash severity on the A3071

On the A3071, 2.1% of collisions were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7523%
  • Slight25175%

Where the A3071 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,549th
Most casualties
2,339th
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
2,382nd

A3071 accidents by year

Collisions on the A3071 peaked at 19 in 2007 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A3071, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202469
202322
2022711
202147
202046
201934
20181122
2017410
201647
201558
201444
2013710
201236
201133
201079
200922
2008912
20071923
20061115
20051114
200469
2003512
2002717
2001812
200068
1999914
19981121
1997816
19961013
1995613
19941010
19931124
199268
199112
19901014
198935
19881024
19871013
1986814
198569
198433
19831727
1982913
19811117
198048
19791114

When crashes happen on the A3071

Saturday has the most collisions on the A3071 (53), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (88).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday40 (12%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am16 (4.8%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (3%)
  • 6am to 9am43 (13%)
  • 9am to noon46 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm56 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm88 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm46 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight28 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.4%)
  • February37 (11%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May30 (9%)
  • June26 (7.8%)
  • July25 (7.5%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September32 (9.6%)
  • October27 (8.1%)
  • November20 (6%)
  • December25 (7.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight251 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A3071 crashes

On the A3071, 82% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 50% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (15%)
  • 40 mph10 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph273 (82%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (20%)
  • Fog or mist24 (7.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.6%)
  • Other16 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (50%)
  • Wet or damp158 (47%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A3071 crashes

Car occupants make up 78% of the people killed or injured on the A3071, followed by motorcyclists (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (10%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (77%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.6%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4%)
  • 16 to 20107 (20%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.8%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (65%)
  • Passenger166 (32%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A3071

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A3071

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A3071 crashes by council area

Of the 333 collisions on the A3071, 331 were in Cornwall.

Collisions on the A3071 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall331523775

A3071 crashes by town

Of the 333 collisions on the A3071, 5 were in the built-up area of Penzance.

Recent crashes on the A3071

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A3071, from 12 July 2019 to 9 April 2025.

Severity