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A3073 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 collisions on the A3073 from 1979 to 2025, with 81 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 8 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A3073, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
67
4,403rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
81
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
8
8 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the A3073

None of the 67 collisions on the A3073 were fatal, and 12% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious812%
  • Slight5988%

Where the A3073 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,403rd
Most casualties
4,467th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,719th

A3073 accidents by year

Collisions on the A3073 peaked at 7 in 1996 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A3073, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202311
202224
202122
202022
201900
201800
201700
201600
201511
201422
201311
201212
201123
201011
200923
200811
200722
200611
200533
200433
200322
200211
200136
200011
199913
199833
199755
199678
199523
199422
199300
199200
199100
199033
198900
198800
198711
198600
198511
198412
198300
198200
198122
198000
197945

When crashes happen on the A3073

Friday has the most collisions on the A3073 (15), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (17).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (15%)
  • Wednesday9 (13%)
  • Thursday10 (15%)
  • Friday15 (22%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday6 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (4.5%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (15%)
  • 9am to noon11 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm17 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm17 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm3 (4.5%)
  • 9pm to midnight6 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (9%)
  • February5 (7.5%)
  • March4 (6%)
  • April2 (3%)
  • May4 (6%)
  • June5 (7.5%)
  • July6 (9%)
  • August9 (13%)
  • September6 (9%)
  • October7 (10%)
  • November6 (9%)
  • December7 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight57 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (7.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A3073 crashes

On the A3073, 40% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 40 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (36%)
  • 40 mph27 (40%)
  • 60 mph16 (24%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds52 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other2 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry44 (66%)
  • Wet or damp23 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (3%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A3073 crashes

Car occupants make up 49% of the people killed or injured on the A3073, followed by motorcyclists (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant40 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (26%)
  • Pedestrian10 (12%)
  • Cyclist7 (8.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car78 (68%)
  • Motorcycle22 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 157 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2021 (26%)
  • 21 to 254 (4.9%)
  • 26 to 3515 (19%)
  • 36 to 456 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 558 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 657 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (6.2%)
  • Over 754 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider53 (65%)
  • Passenger18 (22%)
  • Pedestrian10 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A3073

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A3073

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A3073 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A3073 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cornwall has the most, with 61, followed by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (3).

Collisions on the A3073 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall617507
2ndBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole3300

A3073 crashes by town

Of the 67 collisions on the A3073, 22 were in the built-up area of Bude.

Recent crashes on the A3073

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A3073, from 20 July 2005 to 3 December 2025.

Severity