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Camelford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Camelford, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
182
2,055th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
251
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
32
34 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Camelford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3218%
  • Slight14680%

What the data shows

  • Camelford had 29 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Camelford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Camelford are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 32 children under 16 were killed or injured in Camelford, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Camelford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,055th
Most casualties
1,995th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,244th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (20%)
  • Friday36 (20%)
  • Saturday21 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph120 (66%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph53 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant164 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (14%)
  • Pedestrian36 (14%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Camelford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camelford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Camelford peaked at 10 in 2002; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202448
202326
202211
202122
202000
201911
201858
201757
201669
201556
201447
201314
201223
201111
2010610
200923
200846
200748
200679
200568
2004714
200378
20021014
200134
200068
199956
199845
199711
199635
199544
199400
199344
199223
199155
199033
198966
1988910
198769
198689
198533
198423
198345
198211
198145
198011
197933

Map of recent crashes in Camelford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Camelford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Camelford

The 24 most recent collisions in Camelford happened between 2 December 2016 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Camelford

The A39 has the most collisions in Camelford, 122 of 182 (67%), followed by the B3266 (30).

Collisions in Camelford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39122161225
2ndB3266304613

Council area for Camelford

Camelford is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Camelford accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Camelford

All 182 collisions in Camelford were in the PL32 postcode district.