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B3290 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 collisions on the B3290 from 1979 to 2009, with 201 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 39 serious, and 4 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B3290 was on 28 June 2009.

Collisions since 1979
161
3,511th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
201
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
39
46 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
28 Jun 2009
Busiest year
1985
20 collisions

Crash severity on the B3290

On the B3290, 2.5% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2009

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious3924%
  • Slight11873%

Where the B3290 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,511th
Most casualties
3,617th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,304th

B3290 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3290 peaked at 20 in 1985, and none have been recorded since 2009.

Collisions and casualties on the B3290, 1979 to 2009

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200911
200800
200700
200600
200500
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199900
199811
199700
199611
199500
199411
199300
199200
199100
19901520
19891822
19881014
19871114
19861113
19852023
19841320
19831112
19821417
198179
19801620
19791113

When crashes happen on the B3290

Sunday has the most collisions on the B3290 (30), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (44).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (5.6%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am16 (9.9%)
  • 9am to noon24 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm24 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm44 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight26 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.5%)
  • February11 (6.8%)
  • March12 (7.5%)
  • April7 (4.3%)
  • May12 (7.5%)
  • June13 (8.1%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August23 (14%)
  • September5 (3.1%)
  • October17 (11%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December11 (6.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight109 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3290 crashes

On the B3290, 83% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (83%)
  • 40 mph25 (16%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (66%)
  • Wet or damp54 (34%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (88%)
  • Roundabout19 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3290 crashes

Car occupants make up 41% of the people killed or injured on the B3290, followed by motorcyclists (31%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (16%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (62%)
  • Motorcycle63 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3%)
  • 6 to 108 (4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (32%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3526 (13%)
  • 36 to 4512 (6%)
  • 46 to 556 (3%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (60%)
  • Passenger48 (24%)
  • Pedestrian33 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B3290

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B3290

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3290 crashes by council area

Of the 161 collisions on the B3290, 160 were in Cornwall.

Collisions on the B3290 in each area, 1979 to 2009
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall160200439

B3290 crashes by town

Of the 161 collisions on the B3290, 157 were in the built-up area of Falmouth.

Latest recorded crashes on the B3290

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B3290, from 24 August 1989 to 28 June 2009.

Severity