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A387 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 collisions on the A387 from 1979 to 2025, with 849 casualties. Of those crashes, 12 were fatal and 109 serious, and 13 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 10 collisions on the A387, up 43% from 7 in 2024, with 13 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
523
1,898th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
849
1.62 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
13 people killed
Serious collisions
109
154 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
Up 43% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
Up 63% on 2024

Crash severity on the A387

On the A387, 2.3% of collisions were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious10921%
  • Slight40277%

Where the A387 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,898th
Most casualties
1,644th
Most fatal collisions
1,505th
Most serious collisions
1,774th

A387 accidents by year

Collisions on the A387 peaked at 18 in 1992 and were down to 10 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A387, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251013
202478
20231019
202267
2021813
202058
2019911
2018914
201767
2016913
201579
2014635
2013812
2012814
201169
20101526
20091016
2008710
20071215
20061113
20051425
20041719
20031065
20021222
20011622
20001421
1999919
1998811
19971524
19961524
19951222
199478
19931522
19921824
19911419
19901721
19891218
19881323
19871619
1986913
19851324
19841113
19831217
19821726
19811223
19801313
19791320

When crashes happen on the A387

Friday has the most collisions on the A387 (95), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (118).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday65 (12%)
  • Thursday70 (13%)
  • Friday95 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am32 (6.1%)
  • 3am to 6am9 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am39 (7.5%)
  • 9am to noon86 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm100 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm118 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm81 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight58 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.7%)
  • February29 (5.5%)
  • March28 (5.4%)
  • April48 (9.2%)
  • May38 (7.3%)
  • June53 (10%)
  • July67 (13%)
  • August75 (14%)
  • September49 (9.4%)
  • October40 (7.6%)
  • November37 (7.1%)
  • December29 (5.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight388 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A387 crashes

On the A387, 70% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (26%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph365 (70%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (15%)
  • Fog or mist18 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Other21 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (60%)
  • Wet or damp201 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A387 crashes

Car occupants make up 64% of the people killed or injured on the A387, followed by motorcyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian51 (6%)
  • Cyclist22 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (75%)
  • Motorcycle117 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20185 (22%)
  • 21 to 2594 (11%)
  • 26 to 35114 (13%)
  • 36 to 4589 (10%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6590 (11%)
  • 66 to 7566 (7.8%)
  • Over 7555 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (54%)
  • Passenger339 (40%)
  • Pedestrian51 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A387

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A387

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A387 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A387 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cornwall has the most, with 511, followed by Hart (3).

Collisions on the A387 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall51183112106
2ndHart3701

A387 crashes by town

Of the 523 collisions on the A387, 98 were in the built-up area of Looe.

Recent crashes on the A387

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A387, from 13 April 2023 to 28 December 2025.

Severity