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A3083 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 collisions on the A3083 from 1979 to 2025, with 589 casualties. Of those crashes, 17 were fatal and 123 serious, and 18 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A3083, down 67% from 6 in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
404
2,293rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
589
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
18 people killed
Serious collisions
123
159 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Down 67% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Down 63% on 2024

Crash severity on the A3083

On the A3083, 4.2% of collisions were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal174.2%
  • Serious12330%
  • Slight26465%

Where the A3083 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,293rd
Most casualties
2,169th
Most fatal collisions
1,125th
Most serious collisions
1,624th

A3083 accidents by year

Collisions on the A3083 peaked at 23 in 1982 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A3083, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202468
2023914
202258
202166
202045
201948
2018713
201769
2016715
201512
201422
20131216
201235
201134
2010711
200959
200849
200733
2006812
200566
20041013
200378
200279
200168
200058
1999910
19981523
19971117
19961015
1995713
199444
1993810
19921111
1991612
19901014
198979
19881114
19871118
198678
19851215
19841830
19831729
19822335
19812034
19801927
19792327

When crashes happen on the A3083

Wednesday has the most collisions on the A3083 (69), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (92).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am26 (6.4%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am40 (9.9%)
  • 9am to noon57 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm73 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm92 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm57 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight53 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February35 (8.7%)
  • March35 (8.7%)
  • April20 (5%)
  • May31 (7.7%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July51 (13%)
  • August34 (8.4%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October35 (8.7%)
  • November29 (7.2%)
  • December32 (7.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight299 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A3083 crashes

On the A3083, 90% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph21 (5.2%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph364 (90%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.7%)
  • Other25 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (59%)
  • Wet or damp153 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (97%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A3083 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the A3083, followed by motorcyclists (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (22%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.2%)
  • Pedestrian16 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (71%)
  • Motorcycle121 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Other13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20150 (25%)
  • 21 to 2597 (16%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (65%)
  • Passenger190 (32%)
  • Pedestrian16 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A3083

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A3083

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A3083 crashes by council area

Of the 404 collisions on the A3083, 402 were in Cornwall.

Collisions on the A3083 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall40258717122

A3083 crashes by town

Of the 404 collisions on the A3083, 30 were in the built-up area of Helston.

Recent crashes on the A3083

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A3083, from 30 May 2021 to 25 September 2025.

Severity