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B3271 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 collisions on the B3271 from 1979 to 2025, with 278 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 42 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B3271, down 25% from 4 in 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
236
3,027th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
278
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
42
43 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the B3271

On the B3271, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight19081%

Where the B3271 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,027th
Most casualties
3,215th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,204th

B3271 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3271 peaked at 15 in 1989 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B3271, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202444
202311
202258
202155
202044
201947
201823
201733
201611
201511
201444
201322
201267
20111011
201068
2009710
200833
20071011
200656
200524
200423
200345
200211
200123
200035
199978
199811
199788
199623
199533
199456
199366
199212
199134
1990810
19891516
198845
198766
19861010
198555
19841418
198367
19821011
198167
198077
1979910

When crashes happen on the B3271

Saturday has the most collisions on the B3271 (41), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (58).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (3.4%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am33 (14%)
  • 9am to noon34 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm39 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm58 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm43 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight19 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (10%)
  • February17 (7.2%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April20 (8.5%)
  • May13 (5.5%)
  • June20 (8.5%)
  • July19 (8.1%)
  • August17 (7.2%)
  • September21 (8.9%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November19 (8.1%)
  • December17 (7.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight187 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3271 crashes

On the B3271, 87% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (87%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Other9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (66%)
  • Wet or damp77 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (91%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3271 crashes

Car occupants make up 44% of the people killed or injured on the B3271, followed by motorcyclists (25%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (25%)
  • Pedestrian48 (17%)
  • Cyclist27 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (68%)
  • Motorcycle77 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2074 (27%)
  • 21 to 2538 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (15%)
  • 36 to 4522 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5524 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (66%)
  • Pedestrian48 (17%)
  • Passenger46 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B3271

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B3271

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3271 crashes by council area

All 236 collisions on the B3271 were in Cornwall.

Collisions on the B3271 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall236278442

B3271 crashes by town

Of the 236 collisions on the B3271, 226 were in the built-up area of Saltash.

Recent crashes on the B3271

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B3271, from 19 April 2019 to 26 November 2025.

Severity