Skip to main content
CrashStats

B3273 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 collisions on the B3273 from 1979 to 2025, with 495 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 72 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the B3273, up 50% from 4 in 2024, with 7 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
354
2,469th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
495
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
72
84 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Up 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity on the B3273

On the B3273, 2.5% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious7220%
  • Slight27377%

Where the B3273 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,469th
Most casualties
2,434th
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
2,439th

B3273 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3273 peaked at 18 in 1986 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B3273, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202448
202346
202235
202157
202046
201934
201836
201711
201657
201566
201466
201378
201234
2011412
201035
200945
2008912
20071631
200699
200578
2004812
2003612
200258
200156
200011
199933
199866
1997711
19961112
199566
1994912
19931315
199236
19911419
19901416
19891013
19881225
19871115
19861826
19851319
1984812
19831111
19821116
1981914
19801113
19791723

When crashes happen on the B3273

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B3273 (61), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (72).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (11%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am14 (4%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am34 (9.6%)
  • 9am to noon60 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm72 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm65 (18%)
  • 6pm to 9pm54 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight50 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.2%)
  • February15 (4.2%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May33 (9.3%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July47 (13%)
  • August43 (12%)
  • September31 (8.8%)
  • October24 (6.8%)
  • November28 (7.9%)
  • December25 (7.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight275 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3273 crashes

On the B3273, 63% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph102 (29%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph223 (63%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (58%)
  • Wet or damp140 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3273 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the B3273, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (16%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (74%)
  • Motorcycle80 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20128 (26%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (14%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.5%)
  • Over 7524 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (65%)
  • Passenger151 (31%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B3273

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B3273

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3273 crashes by council area

All 354 collisions on the B3273 were in Cornwall.

Collisions on the B3273 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall354495972

B3273 crashes by town

Of the 354 collisions on the B3273, 34 were in the built-up area of St Austell.

Recent crashes on the B3273

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B3273, from 29 August 2020 to 16 May 2025.

Severity