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B3280 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 collisions on the B3280 from 1979 to 2025, with 365 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 63 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B3280, level with 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
276
2,814th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
365
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
63
74 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B3280

On the B3280, 1.8% of collisions were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious6323%
  • Slight20875%

Where the B3280 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,814th
Most casualties
2,853rd
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,629th

B3280 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3280 peaked at 14 in 1994 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B3280, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202444
202333
202233
202134
202044
201922
201859
201733
201634
201534
201434
201367
201244
201147
201079
200945
200837
20071012
200667
200568
2004911
20031319
200258
200166
200067
199933
199867
1997711
199667
19951318
19941422
1993710
19921112
1991913
1990712
1989910
198855
198746
198688
198557
198434
198367
1982611
198157
1980812
197958

When crashes happen on the B3280

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B3280 (50), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (89).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (18%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (3.6%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.1%)
  • 6am to 9am28 (10%)
  • 9am to noon41 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm58 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm89 (32%)
  • 6pm to 9pm27 (9.8%)
  • 9pm to midnight20 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February26 (9.4%)
  • March24 (8.7%)
  • April13 (4.7%)
  • May18 (6.5%)
  • June24 (8.7%)
  • July27 (9.8%)
  • August34 (12%)
  • September26 (9.4%)
  • October17 (6.2%)
  • November17 (6.2%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight221 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3280 crashes

On the B3280, 57% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph79 (29%)
  • 40 mph38 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph156 (57%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Other13 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (58%)
  • Wet or damp110 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3280 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the B3280, followed by motorcyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (14%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (70%)
  • Motorcycle52 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Other16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3%)
  • 16 to 2072 (20%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (72%)
  • Passenger76 (21%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B3280

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B3280

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3280 crashes by council area

Of the 276 collisions on the B3280, 275 were in Cornwall.

Collisions on the B3280 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall275363563

B3280 crashes by town

Of the 276 collisions on the B3280, 3 were in the built-up area of Four Lanes.

Recent crashes on the B3280

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B3280, from 24 September 2018 to 24 December 2025.

Severity